part a. solve the equation 5 x - 12 = 2x - 7. in your final answer, be sure to state the solution and include all of your work.
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Since Joann receives $10 per hour for the first 35 hours, so she receives $350 (35 times $10) before she starts receiving extra hours.
Since she received $515, we know that she worked extra hours.
Let's use the variable x to represent the number of extra hours worked.
So we can write the following equation for the total payment received:
She worked 11 extra hours. Adding this to the 35 regular hours, so she worked for 46 hours.