document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1182000>Question 1182000</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sam makes $6 per hour at his part time job. so far, he has $120 saved. he is saving all of his earning for computer that costs $498. how many hours dies he need to work in order to buy the computer </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer from the other tutor is undoubtedly what the author of the problem intended.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "However, it is not the answer to the question that was asked.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The question that is asked in the problem is \"how many hours does he need to work in order to buy the computer?\"<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is the cost of the computer, divided by how much he earns each hour: 498/6 = 83.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "He has already earned $120, which means he has already worked 120/6=20 hours.  So he needs to work another 83-20=63 MORE hours to earn enough to buy the computer.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But the problem asks for how many hours he needs to work -- not how many MORE hours he needs to work.<br><BR>\n" );
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