40 x 0.08875 = 3.55
40 + 3.55 = 43.55
the sum is $43.55
$5 per hour is the constant rate because 10/2 is 5, 20/4 is 5 etc.
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The answer is 
To solve this we use subtraction, because "the difference" represents subtraction, so:

Now, we must find a common denominator, and we can see that
and
both go into
. To get to
, we multiplied the first fraction by 5 and the second by 6, so we now have:

This is equal to 
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Please, see the offered decision:
1) common equation for lines is y=kx+b. If k₁=k₂ (for line 1 and line 2) ⇒ 'line 1' || 'line 2'.
2) for line 3x+5y=6 k= -3/5. It means (according to item 1) for unknown line k is the same (-3/5).
3) using points (0;3) it is easy to find parameter b (x=0, y=3) via y=kx+b:
3=0*(-3/5)+b ⇔ b=3.
4) finaly (k=-3/5; b=3):