Start by letting x represent the number of Sam's pencils. Then Sari has 3x (since she has three times as many)
Together they total 28 pencils:
x + 3x = 28
4x = 28 /:4 (divide both sides by 4)
x = 7
So Sam has 7 pencils.
Sari, having three times as many, has 7 * 3 = 21.[[TAG_8]]
His hourly wage was $13.25, and he just got a 15% increase.
Calculating: 13.25 + 0.15 × 13.25 = 13.25 + 1.99 = 15.24 dollars per hour with the raise.
For 2080 hours, the total yearly pay is:
15.24 × 2080 = 31,699.20 <==
