Ryan works at the donut shop where he makes $10.25 per hour. He also works part time at the school bookstare where he makes $8.75 per hour. If he worked 20 total hours last week and made $196, how many hours didhe work at the bookstore?

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Chapter2: Computing Wages And Salaries
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Ryan works at the donut
shop where he makes
$10.25 per hour. He also
works part time at the
school bookstore where he
makes $8.75 per hour. If he
worked 20 total hours last
week and made $196, how
many hours did he work at
the bookstore?
Transcribed Image Text:Ryan works at the donut shop where he makes $10.25 per hour. He also works part time at the school bookstore where he makes $8.75 per hour. If he worked 20 total hours last week and made $196, how many hours did he work at the bookstore?
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Given,

Rate of Donut Shop = $10.25 per hour

Rate of Book Store = $8.75 per hour

 

Let the number of hours worked at Donut Shop and Book Store be x and y.

 

So we have,

10.25x + 8.75y = 196

 

 

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