Question

Ed earns $36 dollars for 3 hours of work. How much will he earn for 5 hours of work?

Answer 1

Ed will earn $60 for 5 hours of work

Explanation:

36/3=12----Divide the money he makes($36 dollars) for the hours he works.(3 hours) To see how much he make an hour

12*5=60----Now that we know how much he makes a hour multiply this by however many hours you want.(5 hours) And you get 60.Just add your money symbol ($)

I hope this helped!

Answer 2

$60

Explanation:

First you must find how much he earns per hour. In order to do this, you must divide 36 by 3. This gets you 12. So, we know that Ed earns 12 dollars per hour. Now you just multiply this by 5 to get you answer (60).