To find out how much Scott would make for 17 hours of work, we first need to determine his hourly wage.
Scott made $187 for 11 hours of work. We can calculate his hourly rate by dividing the total amount he earned by the number of hours he worked:
\[ \text{Hourly Rate} = \frac{\text{Total Earnings}}{\text{Total Hours}} = \frac{187}{11} \]
Calculating this gives:
\[ \text{Hourly Rate} = 17 \]
So, Scott earns $17 per hour.
Next, we can find out how much he would earn for 17 hours of work by multiplying his hourly rate by the number of hours:
\[ \text{Earnings for 17 hours} = \text{Hourly Rate} \times \text{Hours} = 17 \times 17 \]
Calculating this gives:
\[ \text{Earnings for 17 hours} = 289 \]
Therefore, Scott would make $289 for 17 hours of work.
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