Dan makes 11 an hour working at the local grocery store. Over the past year he has saved 137.50 toward a new pair of retro sneakers. If sneakers cost 240, how many hours will he need to be able to buy the sneakers?
Figure out his remaining savings target:
240 - 137.50 = 102.50
Let x equal the number of remaining hours Dan needs to work
11x = 102.50
Divide each side by 11
x = 9.318
We round up for a half-hour to 9.5, or a full hour to 10.
Figure out his remaining savings target:
240 - 137.50 = 102.50
Let x equal the number of remaining hours Dan needs to work
11x = 102.50
Divide each side by 11
x = 9.318
We round up for a half-hour to 9.5, or a full hour to 10.