Lester worked 12 hours last week at the grocery store and earned $93.00. If he continues to earn the same hourly pay, how many additional hours must he work to earn another $62.00?

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anonymous · Answer

@LegendarySadist

anonymous · Answer

A.11 hours 
B.10 hours 
C.8 hours 
D.9 hours

anonymous · Answer

First step is to find the hourly pay. We know that 12 hours * hourly pay = total pay, which we can make look like $12 \times x~=~93$. Solve for x to get the hourly pay.

anonymous · Answer

how do i solve for x?

anonymous · Answer

Just get it alone.

anonymous · Answer

okay i know the answer is 8 hours

anonymous · Answer

Yes, that is the answer. How'd ya get it?

anonymous · Answer

you have to divide 93 by 12 and you get 7.75 and you have divide it by 62 and you get 8

anonymous · Answer

Correct. Those are the steps. That's what we were doing, actually,

anonymous · Answer

yea thanks

anonymous · Answer

Which term describes a fraction that has a variable or variable expression in its numerator, its denominator, or both?

 		A.	Variable fraction
 		B.	Rational expression
 		C.	Rational fraction
 		D.	Variable expression

anonymous · Answer

is it b?

anonymous · Answer

I honestly can't remember most of these terms

anonymous · Answer

so you cant help me?

triciaal · Answer

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