Question

Last week Paul earned a total of $300. He earned $12 per hour plus a $60 bonus. The equation below can be used to determine h, the number of hours Paul worked last week.

12h + 60 = 300

How many hours did Paul work last week?

35
25
30
20

Answer 1

@SolomonZelman

Answer 2

is it 25?

Answer 3

can you solve for h ?
\[12h+60=300\]\[12h+60\color{blue}{-60 } =300\color{blue}{-60 } \]\[12h=240\]\[12h\color{blue}{\div 12 } =240\color{blue}{\div 12 } \]\[h=?\]

Answer 4

20

Answer 5

Yup!