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Question 972449: You are working a part-time job to earn money for an item costing $450. You work 2 hours each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and 3 hours on Thursday and 4 hours on Saturday. If you receive $12.00 per hour worked, how many full week will you hav enough money to buy this item?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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You work 13 hours a week.
13 hours * $12/hour=$156.
$450/$156 =2 plus remainder. Here,we round UP to the next number, or 3.
Check
$156*3=$468
$156*2=$312
you need to work 3 full weeks.