Question

As a student, you are able to eam extra money by assisting your neighbors with odd jobs. If you

charged $10.25 an hour for your assistance, about how many hours would you need to work to
earn $8,425? Show your work

Answer 1

8425/10.25

821.9

It would take about 822 hours

Explanation:

Okay. so, to find the answer for this, you should set the equation as 10.25x = 8,425. "x" equals the number of hours. What you should do is divide each side by 10.25 to isolate the "x". When you do that 8,425/10.25, you get 821.951 and other numbers or 822 hours when rounded to the nearest whole number. x is approximately 822. You would have to work about 822 hours to earn $8,425.