One week, Moussa earned $273.00 at his job when he worked for 13 hours. If he is paid the same hourly wage, how many hours would he have to work the next week to earn $378.00?
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18
To find the number of hours Moussa would have to work the next week to earn $378.00, we need to use the concept of proportionality.
First, let's determine Moussa's hourly wage. We can do this by dividing his total earnings by the number of hours he worked, as follows:
Hourly wage = Total earnings / Number of hours worked
Hourly wage = $273.00 / 13
Hourly wage = $21.00 (rounded to the nearest dollar)
Now that we know Moussa's hourly wage, we can calculate the number of hours he would need to work to earn $378.00. We can do this by dividing the desired earnings by the hourly wage, as follows:
Number of hours = Desired earnings / Hourly wage
Number of hours = $378.00 / $21.00
Number of hours ≈ 18 (rounded to the nearest hour)
Therefore, Moussa would need to work approximately 18 hours the next week to earn $378.00 at the same hourly wage.