Question

Bobby is an office manager at a weekly newspaper. He earns $22.50 per hour. How many hours per week does Bobby work if he earns

$522.00 per week? Round to the nearest quarter hour.

Answer 1

23.25 hours

Explanation:

to find the number of hours worked:

522/ 22.5

=23.2

0.2 * 60 = 12 minutes

this becomes 23 hours 12 minutes

12 minutes to the nearest 1/4 hour is 15 minutes

15 minutes is 15/60 = 0.25

hence bobby works 23.25 hours

Answer 2

$522.00 / $22.50 = 23.2 hours

Step-by-step explanation