A doctors pay of $86 an hour at her job is $10 more than four times the amount the medical assistant earns. Write and solve an equation to find the hourly pay of the assistant.

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Makenna

4 February, 01:41

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Caitlyn Vega · Answer 1

86 = 4*x + 10

where x is the hourly pay of the assistant.

if you solve it you find that x = 19$ per hour

Kira Bennett · Answer 2

4x+10=86

(subtract 10 from both sides)

4x=76

(divide both sides by 4)

x=19