Question

Four friends want to take a vacation together, so each one gets a part-time job. Each person has 8 weeks to save $720 for the vacation. Analyze the four individual plans below and decide which of the four people will reach his or her goal of saving $720 for vacation. Friend A: Works 13 hours per week at $6.95 per hour. Friend B: Works 15 hours per week at $5.85 per hour. Friend C: Works 18 hours per week at $5.25 per hour. Friend D: Works 11 hours per week at $7.80 per hour. a. A and C b. A and D c. B and C d. B and D

Answer 1

Answer: a. A and C

to find this take how many hr/week they work and times it by how much they make per hour and that will give you how much a person makes in one week then times that number by 8 because they have 8 weeks to save $720.

A. makes $90.35 a week
B. Makes $87.75 a week
C. Makes $94.50 a week
D Makes $85.80 a week

Try to figure out how I got these numbers and let me know if you need more work shown.

Answer 2

The answer is A.
multiply the hours worked per week times 8 (8 weeks) then you multiply the answer by the hourly wage.