Question

Jason had $87 in his savings account. He then worked for 2 weeks, earning $5.75 per hour, and deposited all the money he earned into his savings account. The account then had a balance of $271. Which method can be used to find the number of hours Jason worked?


A Subtract 87 from 271 and then divide the
difference by 5.75
B Subtract 87 from 271 and then multiply the
difference by 5.75
C Add 87 to 271 and then divide the sum by 5.75
D Add 87 to 271 and then multiply the sum by
5.75

Answer 1

well, you have
87 + 5.75x = 271
now you want to find x. what's next?

Answer 2

Multiply?

Answer 3

nope.
You want to know how much money he actually earned.
That means subtract what he started with from what he ended with.

see what you can do with that.