Question

If a person who works 40 hours per week earns $52,000 per year, estimate that person’s hourly wage. Use the estimate that there are 50 weeks in a year.
The hourly wage is approximately $____ per hour

Answer 1

The hourly wage is approximately $26 per hour. Find out how many hours the person works per year by multiplying 40 x 50 to get 2,000 hours. Then divide 52,000 by 2,000 to get the person's hourly wage, which is $26 hours per hour.