Hunter was paid $72 dollars for 5 hours of raking leaves and mowing the lawn. What was his hourly pay?

Question

Determine the proportion to use to solve this problem.



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Question 2
What was his hourly pay? Round to the nearest dollar.(1 point)
Responses

$10.00 per hour
$10.00 per hour

$12.00 per hour
$12.00 per hour

$14.00 per hour
$14.00 per hour

$15.00 per hour
$15.00 per hour
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Answer 1

To determine Hunter's hourly pay, we first need to set up the proportion using the total pay and the total hours worked.

Proportion to use:

The proportion can be set up as follows:

\[ \text{Hourly Pay} = \frac{\text{Total Pay}}{\text{Total Hours}} \]

Given Values:

• Total Pay = $72
• Total Hours = 5

Calculation:

Using the above proportion:

\[ \text{Hourly Pay} = \frac{72}{5} \]

Calculating that:

\[ \text{Hourly Pay} = 14.4 \]

Rounded to the nearest dollar, Hunter's hourly pay is:

\[ \text{Hourly Pay} \approx 14 \]

Response:

So, his hourly pay is $14.00 per hour.