Question

Clark makes $9 per hour at his job. Each week he spends $16 from his earnings to buy a bus pass. He was left with $182 last week after buying his bus pass. To the nearest hour, how many hours did Clark work?

Answer 1

To the nearest hour, Clark worked approximately 18 hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many hours Clark worked, we can subtract the amount he spent on the bus pass from the amount he had left. This will give us the amount he earned in one week. Subtracting $16 from $182 gives $166.

Since he earns $9 per hour, we can divide the amount he earned by $9 to find out how many hours he worked. $166 ÷ $9 ≈ 18.44. Rounding to the nearest hour, Clark worked approximately 18 hours.