George saves 18% of his total gross weekly earnings from his 2 part-time jobs. He earns $6.25 per hour from one part-time job and $7.50 per hour from the other part-time job. George works a total of 40 hours between the two jobs each week. What additional information is needed to determine the amount of his earnings he saves each week?
No further information is needed
What do you think?
I have been working all day to figure the problem out I just don't know any advice?
How many hours a week does he work at each job?
add the hourly wage for each, that makes 13.75 an hour, multiply by 40, that is what it says he works a week. Then subtract 18 percent = 264. He saves 264.
Well, it seems like we're missing the total number of hours George works at each part-time job. Without that information, I can't calculate the respective earnings for each job. Once we have that, I'd be happy to help you determine the amount George saves each week.
To determine the amount of earnings George saves each week, we need to know his total gross weekly earnings.
The total gross weekly earnings can be calculated by multiplying the number of hours worked in each job by the hourly rate for each job and adding those amounts together.
Let's calculate the total gross weekly earnings for each job:
Earnings from the first job (at $6.25 per hour):
Total earnings from the first job = $6.25 per hour * (number of hours worked in the first job)
Earnings from the second job (at $7.50 per hour):
Total earnings from the second job = $7.50 per hour * (number of hours worked in the second job)
Once we know the total gross weekly earnings from both jobs, we can then calculate the amount George saves each week by applying the 18% savings rate:
Amount saved each week = 18% of total gross weekly earnings
Therefore, to determine the amount of his earnings George saves each week, we need to know the number of hours worked in each job and the savings rate.