Xavier and $11.50 per hour working at the nearby grocery store last week Xavier worked for 13.5 hours how much money did Xavier and last week remember to round to the nearest penny I tried and tried but it is to hard for me I am 11 and I'm in 6th grade and I'm hoping you can help me

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Even sixth-graders know how to write proper sentences.

Also -- what do you mean "Xavier and $11.50 . . .?"

Of course, I'm here to help! Let's break down the problem step by step.

First, we need to calculate Xavier's total earnings based on his hourly wage and the number of hours he worked. Xavier's hourly wage is $11.50, and he worked for 13.5 hours. So, we can use the formula: Total earnings = hourly wage × number of hours worked.

The calculation would be:
Total earnings = $11.50 × 13.5

To multiply decimals, you can line up the numbers on the right and ignore the decimal points. Then, multiply as if you were multiplying whole numbers. Finally, count the total number of decimal places in the original numbers and add them back into your answer. In this case, we have two decimal places in $11.50 and one decimal place in 13.5.

Now, let's multiply:
Total earnings = $11.50 × 13.5 = $155.25

So, Xavier earned $155.25 last week.

Since you mentioned rounding to the nearest penny, we need to round our answer. In this case, we have $155.25. The digit to the right of the decimal point is 2, which is less than 5. When rounding down, we keep the digits to the left of the decimal point the same and simply remove the digits after the decimal point. Therefore, rounding $155.25 to the nearest penny gives us $155.

So, Xavier earned $155.00 (rounded to the nearest penny) last week.