Question

Carl is paid $10 plus $8 an hour he was paid $66 how many hours did he work?

Answer 1

10+8h=66
minus 10 both sides
8h=56
divide both sides by 8
h=7
worked 7 hours

Answer 2

To solve this question you need to make an equation including each variable: the extra $10, the $8 per hour (we'll represent hours as h) and the total amount of money, $66. Then simply solve the equation to get your final answer.

10 + 8h = 66
8h = 56 Subtract 10 from both sides
h = 7 Divide both sides by 8

In other words, he worked 7 hours.