Question
Diana can use the equation y=7x to calculate her pay, where y represents the amount of pay, and x represents the number of hours worked. How many hours did Diana work if she was paid $45.50?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find out how many hours Diana worked, we can use the equation \( y = 7x \) where \( y \) is her pay and \( x \) is the number of hours worked.
Given that Diana was paid \( y = 45.50 \), we can set up the equation:
\[
45.50 = 7x
\]
To solve for \( x \), we divide both sides by 7:
\[
x = \frac{45.50}{7}
\]
Calculating this:
\[
x = 6.5
\]
Thus, Diana worked **6.5 hours**.
Given that Diana was paid \( y = 45.50 \), we can set up the equation:
\[
45.50 = 7x
\]
To solve for \( x \), we divide both sides by 7:
\[
x = \frac{45.50}{7}
\]
Calculating this:
\[
x = 6.5
\]
Thus, Diana worked **6.5 hours**.