Question

If someone who worked 16 hours received $132 in pay, what is his or her hourly rate?

Answer 1

$132 / 16 = $8.25 

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 rate = $8.25  per hour

Answer 2

We can solve this by dividing the total amount of money earned by the number of hours worked.
With given numbers, we can list this equation.
132 ÷ 16
= $ 8.25
Therefore the hourly rate is $8.25