Mari has a part time job. She earns $7 an hour. She makes at most $143.50 per week. What is the greatest number of hours she works?
Mathematics · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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Given :
Money earned by Mari per hour = $7
Money earned by Mari in 1 week = $143.50
Let the number of hours worked be x
Then, according to question
7x = 143.50
x = 143.50/7
= 20.5
So, the greatest number of hours Mari worked is 20 hours 30 minutes.