Question

Garth has a summer job and earns $9.32 per hour. One week, he works 16 34 hours. He deposits $150 in a bank and decides to use the rest of the money to buy raffle tickets. Each raffle ticket costs $0.50. How many raffle tickets can Garth buy?

Answer 1

12 tickets

Explanation:

Answer 2

• 12 tickets

Explanation:

• Earning = $9.32 per hour
• Work hours = 16 3/4 = 16.75

Earning in week:

• $9.32*16.75 = $156.11

Remaining money after he deposits $150:

• $156.11 - $150 = $6.11

How many raffle tickets can be bought:

• $6.11/$0.50 = 12 and $0.11 remains