Question 1025655
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Janelle can pick 17 bushels of apples in an hour. Her hourly wage is 8.75. 
Sam can pick only 11.5 bushels of apples per hour. To be paid fairly what should Sam be paid per hour?
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Use this proportion

{{{(17/8.75)}}} = {{{11.5/x}}},

where x is the Sam's hourly wage under the question.

From the proportion, find the unknown x

x = {{{(11.5*8.75)/17}}}.


Please calculate it yourself.
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