Lets look at the information we have:-
$7.50 per hour
How many hours to earn $116.25?
To answer this we will divide. Lets do it:-
116.25 ÷ 7.50 = 15.5
15 and a half hours.
CHECK OUR WORK:-
15.5 × 7.50 = 116.25
We were RIGHT!!
So, to earn $116.25 when getting paid $7.50 per hour you would need to work for 15 and a half hours.
Hope I helped ya!!!
Ok but allow my humble self to use 
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We have,
If you wanna know what the inverse is swap the values of x and y,
And now solve for y,
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Hope this helps.
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