Question

- Eight mechanics all earning $16 an hour met for a half

Answer 1

Answer:

The 30-minute meeting of eight mechanics being paid $16 an hour, costed the garage $64!

Step-by-step explanation:

First, identify what you know:

1) A single mechanic is paid $16 an hour.

2) Eight mechanics, being paid $16 an hour, met.

3) The meeting lasted 30 minutes, or half an hour.

If a mechanic makes $16 dollars in one hour (60 min), how much would they make in half an hour? Since they worked for half an hour, they'd make half an hour wage!

$16/2 = $8

So, now if each of the eight mechanics were paid $8 for the half hour meeting, how much would it cost the garage?

$8 x 8 = $64

The garage would have had to pay $64 in total to the mechanics for their 30 minute meeting.