Question

A part-time worker earned five times as much in september as in each of the other months. what part of the worker's earnings was earned in september? 5/12 5/16 5/14 5/11

Answer 1

Answer: 5/16

Given:

A part-time worker earned five times as much in September as in each of the other months

Solution:

There are 12 months in a year. During September, a part-time worker earned fives times as much as the other months.  

By letting 1= worker’s earnings in a month, earnings  in a year X would be:

X= (11+5)

X=16

worker's earnings for September would be:

5/16