Question

An employee earns $175 for 15 hours work.

Assuming he is paid by the hour, how much will this employee earn in 18 hours?

Answer 1

Employee earn in 18 hours is $630.

Explanation:

Given : An employee earns $175 for 15 hours work.

To find : How much will this employee earn in 18 hours?

Solution :

Applying unitary method,

In 15 hours of work an employee earns $175.

In 1 hours of work an employee earns
`(175)/(15)`.

In 1 hours of work an employee earns $35.

Now, In 18 hours of work an employee earns
`35* 18`.

In 18 hours of work an employee earns $630.

Therefore, employee earn in 18 hours is $630.