Question

Ernie worked at his job on Saturday and Sunday last weekend, earning $14 per hour. His

sister, Perla, also worked on the weekend and earned a total of $126.
If Ernie and Perla earned the same amount of money at their jobs last weekend, how many
hours did Ernie work?

Answer 1

9 hours

Explanation:

126 divided by 14 = 9

You can check your answer by 9 times 14 which would give you 126.