Question

THIS IS A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION!

Corey, Billy, and Shea own a house repair and update business. The number of hours that each person spent painting and doing repair work on the same house is listed below.
• Corey: 4.25 hours
• Billy: 7.75 hours
• Shea: 10.5 hours
They earned a total of $1,100 for the job and put 25% of the money earned in an account for future expenses. If they divide the money proportionally based on the number of hours each worked, how much money did Shea receive?
A.$385
B.$412.50
C.$413.33
D.$641.77
Please show ALL of your work.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. $385.

Explanation:

Since Corey, Billy, and Shea own a house repair and update business, and the number of hours that each person spent painting and doing repair work on the same house is listed below.

• Corey: 4.25 hours

• Billy: 7.75 hours

• Shea: 10.5 hours

And since they earned a total of $ 1,100 for the job and put 25% of the money earned in an account for future expenses, to determine how much money Shea received if they divided the money proportionally based on the number of hours each worked is owed perform the following calculation:

1100 x 0.75 = 825

10.5 + 7.75 + 4.25 = 22.5

22.5 = 100

10.5 = X

10.5 x 100 / 22.5 = X

1050 / 22.5 = X

46.666 = X

825 x 0.4666 = X

384.99 = X

Therefore, Shea received $385.