text: please can you show me how to show my work.? sharon earns $739.80 a week for her job. she spends 42 hours a week working. jesse works 39 hours a week and earns $737.17 a week. are sharon and jesse paid the same hourly rate? the hourly rate is equal to the amount paid each week divided by the number of hours.  just do the two division problems, and you'll get it.