Asked by Anonymous

If you got paid $15 for 3 hours of work one day and $45 for 8 hours work on another day. Find your hourly rate of pay for the 2 days.
My work:
15+45=60
8+3=11
60/11=5.45
What was done wrong?
Answered by Ms. Sue
It looks right to me.

Answered by bobpursley
Looks ok to me, that is the average hourly rate.

Peraps the teacher is looking for the daily average rate of pay.
first day=15/3=5 dollars/hr
second day=45/8=5.5.63/hr

avg daily rate: add them, divide by two.