You work for 4 hours on Saturday and 8 hours on Sunday. You also receive a $50 bonus. You earn $164. Which equation can you use to find how much you earned per hour?

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Let x be the amount earned per hour.

The amount earned on Saturday is 4x and the amount earned on Sunday is 8x.

The total amount earned is 4x + 8x + $50, which is equal to $164.

Combining like terms, we get 12x + $50 = $164.

To find out how much you earned per hour, we need to isolate x.

Subtracting $50 from both sides, we get 12x = $114.

Finally, dividing both sides by 12, the equation to find how much you earned per hour is x = $9.