Question

Matt and his brother will each work 13 hours this week for their dad. If Matt earns $14.00 an hour and his brother earns $17.00 an hour, how much will Matt earn by the end of the week? *

Answer 1

$182.00

Explanation:

We know that Matt will work for 13 hours, and that he will earn 14.00 an hour. We are asked how much Matt will earn by the end of the week. Because Matt's earnings are not based on his brother's earnings, we can disregard how much his brother makes.

We add 14.00 13 times, as Matt earns 14 dollars for each hour and he works for 13 dollars. This is equal to multiplying 14 by 13, resulting in 14 * 13 = 182 as our answer