Question

You are working to earn enough money for a vacation which costs 1200.0 dollars. Your take-home pay is $16.50/hour, but you only work 4-hour shifts each day. How many days will it take for you to earn enough money to pay for your vacation if all the money you earn goes towards your vacation

Answer 1

Answer:

It will take $18\frac{2}{11} days$ to earn enough money to pay for your vacation.

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question,

The total cost of the vacation is 1200.0 dollars, that is $1200.0

Also, you earn $16.50/hour but you only work for 4 hours each day.

First, we will determine how much you earn in a day.

If you work for 4 hours each day and earn $16.50 / hour; then the amount you earn in a day is

$16.50/hour × 4 hour

= $66.00

Hence, you earn $66.00 dollars each day.

Now, to determine the number of days it will take for you to earn enough money to pay for your vacation, that will be

The cost of the vacation divided by the amount earned each day

Cost of the vacation = $1200.0

Amount earned each day = $ 66.00

Hence, the number of days it will take for you to earn enough money to pay for your vacation is

$1200.0 / $66.00

= $18\frac{2}{11} days$ or 18.18 days

Hence, it will take $18\frac{2}{11} days$ to earn enough money to pay for your vacation.