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Erika worked 14 hours last week and 20 hours this week. If she earns $9 per hour, how much did she earn during these two weeks? 4 of 60

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309 Dollars were earned by Erika for both weeks

User Osnat
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we know that

Erika earns
\$9 per hour

so

By proportion

Find how much she earn during the total hours of two weeks

The total hours of two weeks is equal to


14+20=34\ hours


(9)/(1) (\$)/(hour) =(x)/(34) (\$)/(hours) \\ \\x=34*9 \\ \\x=\$306

therefore

the answer is


\$306

User Abdul Basit Rishi
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