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Suppose you work in a grocery store 4 hours on Friday and 5 hours on Saturday. You earn 6.25 dollars an hour.Find the total wages for that weekend.
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This is done by adding the hours worked on Friday and Saturday. \[Total\, Hours = Friday\, Hours + Saturday\, Hours\] \[Total\, Hours = 4\, Hours + 5\, Hours = 9\, Hours\] Show more…
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