Marie earned $225 last week. If she worked 18 hours, how much was she paid per hour?

2 Answers
Mar 20, 2018

#$12.50# per hour

Explanation:

I think it's #12.5# because I did #225/18#.

to check: #12.5*18=$225#

Mar 20, 2018

#$12.5# per hour.

Explanation:

Divide #225# by #18# to calculate how much she earned in an hour:

#225/18 = 12.5# so Marie was payed #$12.5# per hour.

CHECK:
#18 xx 12.5 = 225# is true, so we know our answer is correct.