Question

Hunter was paid $72 dollars for 5 hours of raking leaves and mowing the lawn. What was his hourly pay?
determine the proportion to use to solve this problem.

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$72.00 x dollars 5 hours $5.00 1 hour $1.00 x hours

Answer 1

To find Hunter's hourly pay, we can set up a proportion based on the information given. He was paid $72 for 5 hours of work.

The proportion can be set up as follows:

\[
\frac{72 \text{ dollars}}{5 \text{ hours}} = \frac{x \text{ dollars}}{1 \text{ hour}}
\]

Where \( x \) represents the hourly pay we want to find.

So the complete proportion to use is:

\[
\frac{\$72.00}{5 \text{ hours}} = \frac{x \text{ dollars}}{1 \text{ hour}}
\]

From this, we can solve for \( x \):

1. Cross-multiply:
\[
72 \text{ dollars} \times 1 \text{ hour} = x \text{ dollars} \times 5 \text{ hours}
\]

2. This simplifies to:
\[
72 = 5x
\]

3. Now, divide both sides by 5:
\[
x = \frac{72}{5} = 14.40
\]

Hunter's hourly pay is **$14.40**.