Sam made 272$ for 17 hours of work. at the same rate how many hours would he have to work to make $112

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asked Aug 7, 2021 90.1k views

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Grey Perez · Answer 1 · 2021-08-13T11:52:36+0000

Answer:

7 hours

Explanation:

We can solve this with a ratio

$272 $112

------------ = -------------

17 hours x hours

Using cross products

272 x = 112*17

272x =1904

Divide each side by 272

272x/272 = 1904/272

x =7