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There are 40 working hours in a week and 52 weeks a year. How much does Nate need to make an hour to stay out of debt if it costs him $900 to live each month?

There are 40 working hours in a week and 52 weeks a year. How much does Nate need-example-1
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The correct answer is 5.19
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Answer: $5.19

Explanation:

If there are 40 working hours in a week and 52 weeks in a year, 40 * 52 should be the amount of working hours in a year.

40 * 52 = 2080 working hours

Nate needs $900 to live each month and there are 12 months in a year, so $900 * 12 would equal how much he spends per year.

$900 * 12 = $10800

Divide $10800 by 2080 working hours to get how much he needs to make per working hour.

10800/2080 = approximately 5.19, rounded down from the nearest hundredth

He needs to make $5.19 per hour, so the answer is the last option.

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