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

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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?

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Sati [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-20T03:05:47+03:00

Suppose that a worker earns x$ every other month. In September he earns 5x. We have that his total earnings are 11*x +5x (Eleven months income plus September). Hence 16x is the amount of total earnings. The ratio of earnings in September to the total earnings is $\frac{5x}{16x} = \frac{5}{16}$ =0.3125. Hence, 31,25% of his earnings where accrued in September.