Question

Luke gets paid $13/hour. He got an
additional bonus of $50 for staying late one
day. He got paid $641.50 this month.
Write an equation, define your variable and
solve. How many hours did he work?

Answer 1

Answer: Luke spent 45.5 hours working

Step-by-step explanation:

let x = hours worked

$641.5 = 13x + 50\\\\641.5-50 = 13x\\\\591.5 = 13x\\\\\frac{13x}{13}=\frac{591.5}{13} \\\\x=45.5$

We can conclude Luke spent 45.5 hours working

Answer 2

h will be our variable for “Hours”
(h multiply by 13) + 50 = 641.5
In order to find it, we have to switch some places
(641.5 -50) divided by 13 = h
591.5 / 13 = h
45.5 = H
So he works 45.5 hours, or 45 hour and 30 minutes