Question

Toby wants to buy 2 concert tickets that cost $19 each. His makes $4.75 an hour while he mows lawns. How many hours will he need to mow lawns in order to buy the two tickets?
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Answer 1

Cost of a ticket = $19
So, cost of two tickets = 19 * 2 = $38

Now, he makes, $4.75 in an hour.
Let, the number of hours for that much money = x

It would be: 4.75x = 38
x = 38 / 4.75
x = 8 hours

In short, Your Answer would be 8 hours

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