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Question 77

Shiv works in a mall and gets paid Rs. 50 per hour. Last week he worked for 7 hours and this week he will work for x hours. Write an algebraic expression for the money paid to him for both the weeks.

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Solution

Given, money paid to Shiv = Rs. 50/hour.
$∴$ Money paid last week = Rs. $50 \times 7$ = Rs. 350
And money paid this week = Rs. $50 \times x$ = Rs. 50x
$∴$ Total money paid to Shiv = Rs. (350 + 50x) = Rs. 50(x + 7)

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