Question

Fred earns $9.50 per hour. Last week he earned a total of $261.25. Write and solve an equation to determine how many hours he worked. Let h represent the number of hours.

Answer 1

`(9.50)/(261.25) = n`

Answer 2

He worked 27.5 hours.

Explanation:

9.5x=261.25

x=261.25/9.5

x=27.5