Question

Sam paid $55 for an hour of tutoring on Mondays and $95 for two hours on Tuesday. The hourly rate is $ per hour.The initial fee is $ .

Answer 1

To find the hourly rate, we can subtract the cost of two hours by the cost of one hour:

$m=95-55=40$

So the hourly rate is $40.

Then, to find the initial fee, we subtract the cost of one hour by the hourly rate:

$b=55-40=15$

So the initial fee is $15.