Question

A proofreader earns $8.50 for each page that he proofreads. If he works 7.5 hours and proofreads 14 pages each day on average, which proportion can be used to calculate his average hourly wage,w?

Answer 1

$15.8666666667 an hour on average

Explanation:

14/7.5=1.8666666666

this means that for every hour the proofreader is working he proof reads 1.8666667 pages since he makes 8.5 for every page we have to multiply the pages per hour times the salary of every page to get his average hourly wage

1.8666666666 * 8.5 = $15.8666666667 an hour on average

Answer 2

119/7.5 = w/1

Explanation: