High School

You have two summer jobs. In the first job, you work 23 hours a week and earn $7.25 per hour. In the second job, you earn $6.50 per hour and can work as many hours as you like. If you want to earn $255 per week, how many hours must you work at your second job?

Answer :

Final answer:

To earn $255 per week, you need to work approximately 14 hours at your second job.

Explanation:

To determine how many hours you need to work at your second job in order to earn $255 per week, we can first calculate how much you earn from your first job. In the first job, you work 23 hours per week and earn $7.25 per hour. So, the amount you earn from your first job is:
23 hours/week * $7.25/hour = $166.75/week
Now, subtract this amount from your desired weekly earning to find out how much you need to earn from your second job:
$255/week - $166.75/week = $88.25/week

Since you earn $6.50 per hour in your second job, you can divide this weekly amount by your hourly wage to find out how many hours you need to work:
$88.25/week ÷ $6.50/hour = 13.58 hours/week

So, to earn $255 per week, you need to work approximately 14 hours at your second job.