Question

Ava is saving for a new computer that coat 1,218 she already has half saved of the money. Ava earns $14.00 per hour. How many hours must ava work in order to save the rest of the money

Answer 1

The cost of computer=1218
half of the cost= 609
1 hour= 14dollars.
Therefore he or she needs to work for 43.5 hours to be able to save 609 dollars so as to add it to the other half(609 dollars) he or she already have..
Answer= 43.5 hours

Answer 2

14x + $609 = $1218

14x = 609

x = 43.5 hours more to have the rest of the money for the computer