SOLUTION: James worked 2 hours daily after school, Monday through Friday. On Saturdays he works 8 hours at $2.00 more per hour than on weekdays. If he makes $142.00 per week, how much does
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Question 988313: James worked 2 hours daily after school, Monday through Friday. On Saturdays he works 8 hours at $2.00 more per hour than on weekdays. If he makes $142.00 per week, how much does he work per hour on weekdays? Found 2 solutions by macston, josmiceli:Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I think this is your question:
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x=weekday pay per hour
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ANSWER: He makes $7 per hour on weekdays.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Total weekday hrs worked is: hrs
Let = his hourly wage for weekdays = his hourly wage for saturdays
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He works 7 hrs on weekdays
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