Question

You are trying to increase your monthly savings to buy a used car. Your boss allows you to work one hour of overtime at time-and-half 5 days per week. Your regular wage is $12.00 per hour. You want to save $3,000 for your car. Approximately how many weeks must you work with the extra hour per day to reach your goal?

Answer 1

34 weeks

Explanation:

As given,

Wage of 1 hour = $12

⇒1$ =
`(1)/(12)` hour

⇒$3000 =
`(3000)/(12)` = 250 hour

As given,

1 week = 5 days

And he works

`1(1)/(2) = (3)/(2)` hour in 1 day

⇒5 days = 5×
`(3)/(2)` =
`(15)/(2)` hours

⇒1 week =
`(15)/(2)` hours

⇒1 hour =
`(2)/(15)` week

⇒250 hour =
`(250 . 2)/(15)` = 33.34 weeks ≈ 34 weeks

∴ we get

He has to Approximately work for 34 weeks with the extra hour per day to reach your goal.