![\"\"](\"/userfiles/image/steps_images/step1.JPG\")
Earning rate (earning per hour) = ![\"\"](\"/MathKey/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=7e2c9c80681fc8e2b2b52a2c47c39fa9.png\")
Money earned per 1 hour =![\"\"](\"/MathKey/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=f246c5678210f0e191553f1969367025.png\")
= $8.5 per hour
So the earning rate = $8.5 per hour.
\How to ensure your answer?
\To verify the correctness of the answer you can perform below step. ![\"\"](\"/userfiles/image/steps_images/step2.JPG\")
Cheque: \ \
\Earning rate = $8.5
\Money earned = earning rate × hours spent
\Money earned for 10 hours = earning rate × hours spent
\= $8.5 × 10
\ = $85![\"\"](\"/userfiles/image/steps_images/solution.JPG\")
Earning rate = $8.5 per hour.
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