Mrs. jackson earned a 500 bonus for signing a one-year contract to work as a nurse. her salary is 22 per hour. if her first week's check including the bonus is 1,204, how many hours did mrs. jackson work?

Ok so your first step is to make this an equation
she gets paid x amount per hour and she works for 22 hours
so 22x plus her bonus
22x + 500 =1204
so now solve the equation
subtract both sides by 500
22x +500 =1204
-500 = -500
to get
22x = 704
now divide both sides by 22
x = 32
mrs jackson worked 32 hours to get her pay check