Question

Elmer earns $12 per hour and has saved $60 for a new bike. However,

2
this represents only of the total cost of the bike. Use the equation
2
x=
= 60 to find how much the bike costs, x.
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$90
How many hours will Elmer have to work altogether to pay for the new
bike? If your answer is not a whole number, include the decimal.
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Answer 1

To find out how many hours Elmer will have to work to pay for the new bike, we first need to know the total cost of the bike, which is $90 according to the previous question.

Elmer earns $12 per hour. So, we can calculate the total hours he would need to work by dividing the total cost of the bike by his hourly wage.

Total hours = Total cost / Hourly wage = $90 / $12 = 7.5 hours

Therefore, Elmer will have to work for 7.5 hours to pay for the new bike.