Question

1. cole wants to work enough hours to buy a necklace that costs $370 dollars. he earns $11.25 per hour, and he has already worked 24 hours. what is the minimum number of whole hours that cole must work in order to afford the necklace? a. 7 b. 8 c. 9 d. 16 e. 33 6. josé wants to work enough hours to make at least $93 dollars this week (before taxes are deducted). he has a job that pays $7.25 per hour and has already worked 7 hours. if josé can only work in full - hour increments, how many more full hours must he work to meet his weekly goal? f. 4 g. 5 h. 6 j. 7 k. 13

Explanation:

Problem 5

Step1: Calculate earned amount so far

$\text{Earnings} = 24 \times 11.25 = 270$

Step2: Find remaining amount needed

$\text{Remaining} = 370 - 270 = 100$

Step3: Calculate required hours

$\text{Hours} = \frac{100}{11.25} \approx 8.89$

Step4: Round up to whole hours

Since hours must be whole, round to 9.

Problem 6

Step1: Calculate earned amount so far

$\text{Earnings} = 7 \times 7.25 = 50.75$

Step2: Find remaining amount needed

$\text{Remaining} = 93 - 50.75 = 42.25$

Step3: Calculate required hours

$\text{Hours} = \frac{42.25}{7.25} \approx 5.83$

Step4: Round up to whole hours

Since hours must be whole, round to 6.

Answer:

1. C. 9
2. H. 6