Question

If Benito earns $187.50 for 12.5 hours of work, how many hours must he work to earn $465.00?

Answer 1

$\bf \begin{array}{cclll} amount&hours\\ \textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash&\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\textendash\\ 187.50&12.5\\ 465&x \end{array}\implies \cfrac{187.50}{465}=\cfrac{12.5}{x}$

solve for "x"