Question 67173

Let x=hourly wage
On Wednesday our friend earned (5x+25)dollars

On Friday our friend earned (3x+30.76) dollars

Now we are told that our friend earned the same amount of money on Wednesday (5x+25) as on Friday (3x+30.76).  So our equation to solve is:

5x+25=3x+30.36  (all in dollars)  subtract 3x and 25 from both sides:

5x-3x+25-25=(30.36)-25 collect like terms:

2x=5.36
x=$2.68 per hour--------------our friend's hourly wage

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5(2.68)+25=3(2.68)+30.36

13.40+25=8.04+30.36
38.40=38.40

Hope this helps--------ptaylor