Question

Joe made $42 in 6 hours. How many hours would he have to work to make $56?

Answer 1

Joe needs to more hours to get 56 dollars as his total

Explanation:

42 dollars for 6 hrs means that each hour, he gets 7 dollars, assuming that this is a proportional relationship.

56-42=14, he needs 14 more dollars

14/7=2

2 hrs