Question

Mrs. Jackson earned a 500 bonus for signing a one-year contract to work as a nurse. Her salary is 22 per hour. If her first week's check including the bonus is 1,204, how many hours did Mrs. Jackson work?

Answer 1

Ok so your first step is to make this an equation
she gets paid x amount per hour and she works for 22 hours
so 22x plus her bonus
22x + 500 =1204
so now solve the equation
subtract both sides by 500
22x +500 =1204
-500 = -500
to get
22x = 704
now divide both sides by 22
x = 32
mrs jackson worked 32 hours to get her pay check