Drew painted his uncle's barn on Saturday. It took him 8 hours to paint the whole barn, and his uncle paid him 224 dollars for his work. What was Drew's pay rate, in dollars per hour?
Q. Drew painted his uncle's barn on Saturday. It took him 8 hours to paint the whole barn, and his uncle paid him 224 dollars for his work. What was Drew's pay rate, in dollars per hour?
Calculate Total Pay: To find Drew's pay rate per hour, we need to divide the total amount he was paid by the number of hours he worked. Drew was paid $224 for 8 hours of work.Calculation: 224 dollars ÷8 hours = 28 dollars per hour.
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