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Jacob works a job where the money he earns varies directly to the hours he works. In one week, Jacob worked for 15 hours and made $146.26. how many hours did Jacob work in his second week if he earned $117?​

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Answer: How many hours did Jacob work in his second week if he earned $117?​

Explanation:

We can start by setting up a proportion to relate the number of hours worked to the amount earned:

hours worked / amount earned = constant of proportionality

Let's call the constant of proportionality "k". Then we have:

15 / 146.26 = k

Solving for k, we get:

k = 9.75

Now we can use this value of k to find the number of hours Jacob worked in his second week:

117 / 9.75 = 12

Therefore, Jacob worked 12 hours in his second week if he earned $117.

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