One week, Paige earned $165.75 at her job when she worked for 13 hours. If she is paid the same hourly wage, how many hours would she have to work the next week to earn $318.75?
A.
25
B.
23
C.
18
D.
20
To find the number of hours Paige would have to work the next week, we can set up a proportion. Let x be the number of hours she would have to work.
We can set up the proportion as follows:
165.75/13 = 318.75/x
Cross-multiplying, we get:
165.75x = 4133.75
Dividing both sides of the equation by 165.75, we get:
x = 25
Therefore, Paige would have to work 25 hours the next week to earn $318.75.
The answer is A. 25.
To find the number of hours Paige would have to work to earn $318.75, we need to set up a proportional relationship based on her earnings.
We know that Paige earned $165.75 when she worked for 13 hours. So, we can write the proportion:
$165.75 / 13 hours = $318.75 / x hours
To solve for x, we can cross multiply:
165.75 * x = 318.75 * 13
Now let's solve for x:
x = (318.75 * 13) / 165.75
x ≈ 25
Therefore, Paige would have to work approximately 25 hours to earn $318.75.
So, the answer is A. 25
To solve this problem, we need to find the number of hours Paige needs to work in order to earn $318.75.
First, we need to determine her hourly wage. We can find this by dividing her total earnings ($165.75) by the number of hours worked (13):
Hourly Wage = Total Earnings / Number of Hours Worked
Hourly Wage = $165.75 / 13
Hourly Wage ≈ $12.75
Now that we know Paige's hourly wage, we can find the number of hours she needs to work to earn $318.75:
Number of Hours = Total Earnings / Hourly Wage
Number of Hours = $318.75 / $12.75
Number of Hours ≈ 25
So, Paige would have to work approximately 25 hours next week to earn $318.75.
Therefore, the correct answer is A. 25.