Question

Billy is paid by the number of jobs he finishes. On Friday, he earned $43.50 in 6 hours. On Saturday, he earned $67.20 in 8 hours. What was his average hourly rate on each day?

Answer 1

Answer:

7.907142857 is the average hourly rate on both days

7.25 is average hourly rate on Friday

8.4 is average hourly rate on Saturday

Answer 2

Answer:

The average hourly rate on each day is  8.4

Given:

Billy is paid by the number of jobs he finishes. On Friday, he earned  43.50 in 6 hours. On Saturday, he earned  67.20 in 8 hours.

To find:

His average hourly rate on each day

Solution:

Money earned in 6 hours = 43.50

Average hourly rate =$\frac{43.50}{6}$= 7.25

Money earned in 8 hours = 67.20

Average hourly rate =$\frac{67.2}{8}$ = 8.4

Result:

The average hourly rate on each day is  8.4.