SOLUTION: jonathan wants to enroll two cousins in a vocational school. the tuition fee for each is 2,300. he now has 2,140. as a server in a fast food chain, he gets 60 per hour. at least ho

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Question 1194038: jonathan wants to enroll two cousins in a vocational school. the tuition fee for each is 2,300. he now has 2,140. as a server in a fast food chain, he gets 60 per hour. at least how many hours does he need to work to raise the needed amount??​
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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You forgot about taxes on what he earns.

Answer by ikleyn(52794) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Calculate his shortage of money, which is

    2*2300 - 2140 = 2460 monetary units.


Then divide it by 60 to find the hours to work

    2460%2F60 = 41  hours.


The number 41 is your ANSWER.


This simple problem is Arithmetic - not even Algebra.

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