Question

Carmela works at a department store and earns $10.45 per hour. She has $33 removed from every paycheck for medical insurance. If her goal is to earn a gross income of $468.60 in one week, how many hours (h) must Carmela work?

A. 14
B. 15
C. 42
D. 48

Answer 1

$468.60 + $33 = $501.60

$501.60 / $10.45 = 48 hours

answer
D. 48

Answer 2

Adding 33 to 468.60 gives us $501.60. Dividing that by 10.45 we get 48 hours. Hope this helps, and PM me if something's not clear!