An instructor makes $15 more per hour than an assistant. If the combined hourly wage of the assistant and instructor is $65, what is the hourly wage of the assistant?

Adrian Brown

Adrian Brown

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2022-11-13

An instructor makes $15 more per hour than an assistant. If the combined hourly wage of the assistant and instructor is $65, what is the hourly wage of the assistant?

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Houston Ochoa

Houston Ochoa

Beginner2022-11-14Added 19 answers

Let us denote the hourly wage of the assistant as x
So, as per the question the hourly wage of the instructor is :
x+15$
The combined hourly wage of both assistant + instructor
x+x+15$=65$
2x+15=65
2x=65−15
2x=50
x=50/2
x=25$
The hourly wage of the assistant =25$

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