Question

Shaniqua is saving money to buy a new television that costs $252. She already has $87 saved. If she gets paid $11 per hour,how many hours will she have to work to make enough money to buy the TV?​

Answer 1

Answer: 15 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Total cost of TV = $252, Savings= $87. So, she will require, $252-$87 = $165 to buy TV.

Also, it's given that, she gets paid $11 per hour.

Therefore, she will require 165/11 hours = 15 hours to buy new Tv at the wage rate of $11/ hour.