Sam and Joe are painters. Sam makes $2 an hour less than Joe. On a job that took them both 40 hours to complete they made $440. How much does Sam make an hour?

Step-by-step explanation:

If they earned $440 in 40 hours

This means they earned 440÷40=11 in one hour

Sam makes x-2 amount of money per hour so the difference between Sam's and Joe's salary is $2

Find two numbers that add up to Ten and can subtract to make a difference of 2 (I am starting with ten as it is easier) 6+4=10 6-4=2

So to make 6 and. 4 add to make a 11 we need to add a 0.5 to each of them so 6.5+4.5=11 and 6.5-4.5= $2.

Therefore Joe makes $6.50 an hour and Sam makes £4.50