Question

If a bus driver get paid $20,000 a year and he works 35 weeks a year how many weeks will it take for him to earn $2,000? What is the bus driver’s hourly wage if he works 30 hours per week? Show your work.

Answer 1

It'll take him 3.5 weeks to make $2,000.

His hourly wage is $19.05.

Step-by-step explanation:

$20,000 a year ÷ 35 weeks = $571.42857142857142 a week

$571.42857142857142 × 3.5 weeks = $2,000

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$571.42857142857142 a week × 30 hours = $19.048 or $19.05