Question

Will works 7 hours a day, 6 days a week. He is paid £9.20 an hour. He shares his wages with his Mum in the ratio Will : Mum = 5 : 2 Will is saving all of his share to buy a car. How many weeks will it take him to afford a car worth £1 932?

Answer 1

It will take will 7 weeks to afford a car.

Explanation:

• First, work out how many hours a week he works:

7 hours a day x 6 days a week = 42 hours a week.

• Then, calculate his weekly wage:

42 hours a week x £9.20 = £386.40 / week

• To find how much of his wages he keeps, turn the ratio into a fraction. To do this, add all parts of the ratio to get the denominator, and then the part of the ratio you want to find is the numerator:

5 + 2 = 7

simons weekly wage =
`(5)/(7)` × 386.40 = £276

• Finally, to find out how many weeks it will take, divide the amount needed (£1932) by the amount per week (£276)

This should give you an answer of 7 weeks.