Question

Chandra earns $12.75 per hour at her job. How many hours will she have to work to earn $331.50

a) Let h = the number of hours she works. Write the equation you would use to solve this problem.
b) Now solve your equation
She would need to work
hours

Answer 1

Let h be the number of hours she worked
for 1 hr she earns $12.50
h hrs she will earn 12.50 h
Total she will earn $325
Equation is

12.50 h = 325

h= 325/12.50
h= 26 hrs