Jason had $87 in his savings account. He then worked for 2 weeks, earning $5.75 per hour, and deposited all the money he earned into his savings account. The account then had a balance of $271. Which method can be used to find the number of hours Jason worked?
A Subtract 87 from 271 and then divide the
difference by 5.75
B Subtract 87 from 271 and then multiply the
difference by 5.75
C Add 87 to 271 and then divide the sum by 5.75
D Add 87 to 271 and then multiply the sum by
5.75
well, you have
87 + 5.75x = 271
now you want to find x. what's next?
Multiply?
To find the number of hours Jason worked, we will first need to calculate the difference between the initial balance in his savings account and the final balance after he made his deposits.
Step 1: Subtract $87 (initial balance) from $271 (final balance)
271 - 87 = 184
This calculation gives us the total amount of money Jason earned in 2 weeks.
Step 2: Now, we divide the difference by Jason's hourly wage of $5.75 to find the number of hours he worked.
184 / 5.75 ≈ 32
Using the first method, which is "Subtract 87 from 271 and then divide the difference by 5.75," we were able to determine that Jason worked approximately 32 hours. Therefore, the correct answer is option A.
nope.
You want to know how much money he actually earned.
That means subtract what he started with from what he ended with.
see what you can do with that.