Answer:
73/6= h
His hourly wage was about $12.17

Take both sides as powers of 4:

Do it again:

Okay this equation really says is what is 30% of 248.
So, lets convert 30% to a fraction, 3/10 which is easier to work with.
All you have to do now is get out a calculator and do 248 *3/10 (or .3) and get 74.4
So subtract 74.4 and get
173.6
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