Question

Jeff earns $7.30 per hour. How much does Jeff earn by working one hour and 45 minutes?

Answer 1

$12.775

Explanation:

jeff earns $7.30 every 60 minutes.
Jeff earns $0.12166667 every minute
60 minutes + 45 minutes =105 minutes
105 mins x $0.12166667= $12.775

Answer 2

`$12.78`

Explanation:

1 hour=60minutes

`:.45/60=0.75hours`

`1 hour=$7.30`
`:.1.75hours=1.75xx7.3=$12.775`

`:.$12.78` to the nearest 2 decimal places

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check:-

`1.75hours=$12.775`
`1 hour=1/1.75xx12.775/1`

`:.=$7.30`