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An instructor makes $15 more per hour than an assistant. If the combined hourly wage of the instructor and assistant is $65, what is the hourly wage of the assistant?

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I believe the hourly wage of the assistant is $25 because $25 plus $40 is $60 so 40 + 25 = 60. I hope this helps

Answer:  The required hourly wage of the assistant is $25.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that an instructor makes $15 more per hour than an assistant and the the combined hourly wage of the instructor and assistant is $65.

We are to find the hourly wage of the assistant.

Let $x be the hourly wage of the assistant.

Then, according to the given information, we have

Hourly wage of the instructor = $(x + 15).

Also, we have

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Thus, the required hourly wage of the assistant is $25.

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