Problema Solution
Sergei began proofreading at 9 am, started at the top of page 93. He worked until 2 pm, that day and finished page 195. He billed the publisheres $110 for the day's work.
a) Find the rate of pay, in dollars per hour.
b) Find the average proofreading rate, in number of pages per hour.
c) Find the rate of pay, in dollars per page.
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(a)
rate of pay = $110/5 = $22 per hour
(b)
average proofreading rate = (195-93+1)/5 = 20.6 pages per hour
(c)
Rate of pay = $110/(195-93+1)= $1.07 per page