In Week 1, Note is works 30th hours and earns r dollars per hour. In Week 2, Boris gets a raise of $7.25 per hour. He works 32 hours at this new rate. During the two weeks, he earns a total of 723.50. What was his original rate per hour?
First, find out how much he made with the new rate: 32 x 7.25 = 232 Next, subtract this from 723: 723 - 232 = 491 Since he worked 30 hours with his old rate, divide the difference by 30: 491 ÷ 30 = 16.37 Boris' original rate per hour was 16.37$.
