each week , harry is paid x dollars per hour for the first 15 hours and 1.5 x dollars for each additional hour worked that week . each week , james is paid x dollars per per hour for the first 40 hours and 2 x dollars for each additional hour worked that week . last week james worked a total of 41 hours if harry and james were paid the same amount last week , how many hours did harry work last week ?
42 x = 15 x + 1.5 x ( h - 15 ) = = > 42 = 15 + 1.5 ( h - 15 ) = = > h - 15 = 27 / 1.5 = 18 = = > h = 33 answer is a
add(divide(subtract(add(40, 2), 15), 1.5), 15)