Question

bob worked 32 hours per week at his job. his boss offers him a full-time position (40 hours per wee) and a $2 per hour raise. He now will be making $200 more per week. what was his hourly rate before the raise?

Answer 1

old rate --- $x
new rate --- $ x+2

wage per week at old rate = $ 32x
wage per week at new rate with more hours = 40(x+2)

40(x+2) - 32x = 200
easy to solve