Question

Byron earns $11.00 per hour. How many hours will Byron have to work to earn $143.00?

7.7 hours
13.0 hours
14.3 hours
15.7 hours

Answer 1

`Byron \: will \: have \: to \: work \: for \\ \: 13\: hrs \: to \: earn \: 143`

`let \: the \: number \: of \: hrs \: = x \\ then \\ for \: the \: salary \: of \: \: 143 \: \\ the \: earning \: * \: the \: time \: (x) = 143 \\ so \: 11x \: = 143 \\ x = (143)/(11) = 13.`

Answer 2

13.0 hours

Explanation:

$143 ÷ $11 (how he gets payed per hour) = 13 hours

Byron has to work 13 hours to earn $143 dollars