Question

Every day of the week, Jordan earns $4 per hour for delivering newspapers. She also earns a weekly bonus of $10 if she arrives on time to work each day.

Last week, Jordan arrived on time to work every day and earned a total of $96 for h hours of work. Based on this situation, which statement is true?

(A) Jordan worked a total of 4 hours.
(B) Jordan worked a total of 9 1/4 hours.
(C) Jordan worked a total of 10 hours.
(D) Jordan worked a total of 21 1/2 hours.

Answer 1

(D) Jordan worked a total of 21 1/2 hours.


Solution: m=money made
h=hours worked
m=$4(h)+$10
$96=$4(h)+$10 subtract the 10
$86=$4(h) divide by 4
21.5=h

Answer 2

(D) Jordan worked a total of 21 1/2 hours