SOLUTION: if i earn 6 dollars an hour how long do i have work for 120 dollars

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Question 334611: if i earn 6 dollars an hour how long do i have work for 120 dollars
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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In one hour, you will make 6*1 = 6 dollars.

In two hours, you will make 6*2 = 12 dollars.

...etc

So in x hours, you will make 6x dollars (6 times x)


Since you want $120, this means that 6x=120. Simply divide both sides by 6 (dividing by 6 undoes multiplying by 6) to solve for x and get x=120%2F6=20


So x=20 which means that you have to work for 20 hours to earn $120