Question

The table shows the time George worked and the amount of money earned during different weeks. Based on the information in the table, how much will George earn if he works 40 hours in a week? Time Amount Worked Earned A. $320 (hours) (dollars) 15 120 B. $172.50 20 160 C. $330 24 192 30 240.00 D. $82.50

Answer 1

`\begin{gathered} 15\text{ hours= \$120} \\ 40\text{ hours=?} \\ \text{cross multiply} \end{gathered}`
`\begin{gathered} \text{amount earned=}(120*40)/(15) \\ \text{amount earned=}(4800)/(15) \\ \text{amount earned= \$320} \end{gathered}`