Question

Manuel earns $7.25 per hour helping his neighbor. Last month he earned $348. Choose the correct equation and solution which determines the number of hours, h, Manuel worked.

Answer 1

Number of hours= 48 hours

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Hourly rate= $7.25

Total earned= $348

To calculate the number of hours worked, we need to use the following formula:

Total earned= hourly rate*number of hours

number of hours= total earned / hourly rate

number of hours= 348 / 7.25

number of hours= 48 hours