Calculate Hourly Wage: $6000 Salary ÷ 150 Hours Problem

Question

Tatiana worked 150 hours in April and received a salary of $6000.

What is Tatiana's hourly wage?

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:08 Let's figure out Tal's hourly wage.
00:11 First, the number of hours Tal worked according to the data.
00:16 Next, Tal's monthly salary, also from the data.
00:19 We'll use X to represent Tal's hourly wage.
00:24 So, X times the number of hours equals Tal's salary.
00:28 Let's solve for X by isolating it.
00:31 Simplify what we can, step by step.
00:35 And there you have it! That's the solution.

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the formula for calculating the hourly wage.
  • Step 2: Substitute the given values into this formula.
  • Step 3: Perform the division to find the hourly wage.

Let's work through these steps in detail:
Step 1: The formula we will use is: Hourly Wage=Total SalaryTotal Hours Worked \text{Hourly Wage} = \frac{\text{Total Salary}}{\text{Total Hours Worked}}

Step 2: We substitute Tatiana's total salary and total hours worked into this formula: Hourly Wage=6000150 \text{Hourly Wage} = \frac{6000}{150}

Step 3: Calculate the division to determine the hourly wage: Hourly Wage=40 \text{Hourly Wage} = 40

Therefore, Tatiana's hourly wage is \40\).

Upon reviewing the multiple-choice answers, the correct choice is option 1, which states the hourly wage is 40.

Answer

40

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