Answer :
Given:
Lacy work 15 hours last week and she was paid $127.50.
To find:
The hourly pay of Lacy.
Solution:
We have,
15 hours pay = $127.50
To find the hourly pay of Lacy, we need to divide total pay by number of hours.
[tex]\text{Hourly pay}=\dfrac{\text{Total pay}}{\text{Number of hours}}[/tex]
[tex]\text{Hourly pay}=\dfrac{127.50}{15}[/tex]
[tex]\text{Hourly pay}=8.5[/tex]
Therefore, the hourly pay of Lacy is $8.50.