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13 October, 00:46

A student's pay of $23 an hour at a new job is $6 more than twice the amount the student earned per hour at an internship. Write and solve an equation to find the hourly pay of the internship.

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  1. 13 October, 01:02
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    If the old rate of pay is x and the new rate is y, y = 2x + 6. Y = 23, so: 23 = 2x + 6. 2x = 17. x = 8.5. The hourly pay of the internship is $8.50.
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