› Diego earns $10.50 per hour at his summer job. He needs to earn $210 more to buy a new laptop computer. Diego wants to know how many hours he needs to work to buy the laptop.

4) What should the variable represent in this problem?

the number of hours Diego works each week

4 the price of the laptop computer

the number of hours Diego needs to work to buy the laptop

the amount Diego earns per hour

The variable should represent the number of hours Diego needs to work to buy the laptop.