Gerry makes $10.62 an hour. He grossed $127.40 last week. How many hours did he work?

Wouldn't you just divide 127.40 by 10.62 ???

surely you have a calculator.

Perhaps the result of 11.996 hours confused you.
He obviously worked 12 hours, and at a rate of $10.62 , his
earnings should have been $127.44

I suspect a typo.

Divide.

127.4/10.62=

11.9962335217

To find out how many hours Gerry worked, you can divide the amount he grossed by his hourly rate.

First, divide the amount Gerry grossed ($127.40) by his hourly rate ($10.62):

$127.40 / $10.62 ≈ 12 hours

Therefore, Gerry worked approximately 12 hours last week.