Grade 7 Math - Proportional Relationships

Jason has applied for two summer jobs, one as a lifeguard and the other as a camp counselor. The lifeguard job is three days a week, and pays the following as shown in the table below (the pay rate is the same on each of the three days). The camp counselor job pays $\$8.75$ per hour. **Which job pays a higher hourly rate?** |Monday|Tuesday|Wednesday -:|-:|-:|-: Hours worked|$6$|$4$|$8$ Amount paid|$\$54.00$|$\$36.00$|$\$72.00$