SOLUTION: The manager of a restaurant earns $2.25 more each hour than the host of the restaurant. Write an equation that relates the amount "h" that the host earns each hour when the manage

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Question 994565: The manager of a restaurant earns $2.25 more each hour than the host of the restaurant. Write an equation that relates the amount "h" that the host earns each hour when the manager earns $11.50 each hour.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call m the manager's salary.
Then m = h + 2.25
If m = 11.50, then
$11.50 = h + $2.25