Question

Judah worked at the bakery for 14 hours last week. He spent $12 of his earnings on a cake for his father’s birthday. If he was left with $86 after buying the cake, what is Judah’s hourly wage? $6.14 $7.00 $8.00 $9.63

Answer 1

$86 + $12 = $98
$98 / 14 = $7

Judah's hourly wage is $7.00

Answer 2

$7.00

Explanation:

If you do an equation, you'll have
`y=(x)/(14)` where
`y`=money per hour and
`x`=total money

The total amount of money will be what he had left, plus the money spent on the cake

If he expends $12 and still has $86 left the total will be
`x=$86+$12\\ x=$98`

Now you know the total and the number of hours worked on the week so, you need to resolve
`y=(x)/(14)` and you'll find
`y`=$7.00