Question

Miguel earns $490 a week, and he works 5 days a week. What is his daily wage?

Answer 1

Answer: $98 per day

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us calculate the amount he is paid per day.

Since Miguel works 5 days a week, we will divide his total pay per week by the number of days he works every week to get the amount of money he is paid daily.

Therefore, daily pay = 490/5

daily pay =$ 98.

Alternatively,

If 5 days ------> $490

1 day------->$x

Cross multiply and work out the value of x:

5x = 490

therefore, x= 490/5

x=$98 /day