Question

Jayla recently accepted a new job earning $15.50 per hour. Last month, Jayla earned $2294 after four weeks of work. How many hours did Jayla work each week?

Answer 1

Assuming the pay last month was from Jayla's new job, it represents pay for weekly hours of ...

$\dfrac{\ 2294}{4\,week}\times\dfrac{1\,hours}{\ 15.50}=37\,\dfrac{hours}{week}$

Jayla worked an average of 37 hours each week.