Question

Drew painted his uncle's barn on Saturday. It took him 4 hours to paint the whole barn, and his uncle paid him 112 dollars for his work. What was Drew's pay rate, in dollars per hour?

Answer 1

You're trying to find the amount Drew got paid in dollars per hour.

Using the information that you have, being 4 hours and $112 total, it's 4x=112.

4x=112

x=112/4

x=28

Drew's pay rate is $28 per hour.