Question

If a job offers you an opportunity to make 1 cent per second, how much are they paying you in dollars per hour

Answer 1

Data:

• 1 cent / second

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• ? dollars / hour

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• 100 cents = 1 dollar

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• 3600 seconds = 1h

Procedure

`\frac{1\text{cent}}{\text{second}}\cdot\frac{1\text{ dollar}}{100\text{ cents}}\cdot(3600\sec onds)/(1hour)=36(dolars)/(hour)`

Answer: 36 dollars/ hour