Answer:
£105
Step-by-step explanation:
The pay is proportional to the time, so working 18/12 = 3/2 times as long will gain the gardener 3/2 times the pay:
3/2 × £70 = £105
He would get paid £105 for an 18-hour job.
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Here are a couple of other solution methods.
<h3>as a proportion</h3>
pay/hours = ?/(18 hours) = £70/(12 hours)
Multiplying by 18 hours, we get ...
? = £70×(18 hours)/(12 hours) = £70×(18/12)
? = £105 . . . . pay for 18 hours
He would get paid £105 for 18 hours.
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<h3>as direct proportion equation</h3>
The equation for a directly proportional relationship is ...
y = kx
If we let y represent pay and x represent hours, then we have ...
70 = k(12) ⇒ k = 70/12 = 35/6
Then for 18 hours, the pay is ...
y = (35/6)x
y = (35/6)(18) = 35(3) = 105
He would get paid £105 for 18 hours.
