Question

Larry earns $7.25 per hour helping his neighbor. Last month he earned $348. How many hours did Larry work?48 hours56 hours340 hours2,523 hours

Answer 1

Given that Larry earns $7.25 after 1 hour, then after x hours, he will earn 7.25x dollars.

Last month he earned $348, then:

`7.25x=348`

Solving for x:

`\begin{gathered} (7.25x)/(7.25)=(348)/(7.25) \\ x=48\text{ hours} \end{gathered}`

Larry worked 48 hours