Question

Matt earned $162 this week working 9 hours. Matt wants to buy a new video game system for $342. How many hours does Matt need to work in all to buy the video game system? Explain how you know.

Answer 1

Matt earns $18 per hour and needs to work a total of 19 hours to afford a $342 video game system.

Step-by-step explanation:

Matt earned $162 this week by working 9 hours. This means that Matt earns $18 per hour (since 162 ÷ 9 = 18). To find out how many total hours Matt needs to work to buy a new video game system that costs $342, we divide the total cost of the video game system by his hourly wage. So, $342 ÷ $18 = 19 hours. Therefore, Matt needs to work a total of 19 hours to afford the video game system.

Answer 2

19 hours

Step-by-step explanation: he needs to work 19 hours because if you divide the sum of money(162$) he got from working 9 hrs you get that he makes 18$ per hour then divide that by the sum of money that he needs(342$)