Word Problem!! Last week, Jack earned $8 per hour, plus an $80 bonus. His total earnings last week were $240. How many total hours did Jack work last week?

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asked May 10, 2019 193k views

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Harpo · Answer 1 · 2019-05-15T19:36:44+0000

$80 + $8x = 240

First, let’s firgure out how much Jack earned per hour. To do this, let’s subtract the $80 bonus from $240

240 - 80 = 160

So now we know he earned $160 on hourly salary.

Let’s divide 160 by 8 to figure out how many hours he worked

160 ÷ 8 = 20

Therefore, Jack worked a total of 20 hours last week

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