Question

One employee earns a weekly salary of $500, and another works hourly, making $10 per hour.
How many hours does the hourly employee need to work to earn the same weekly amount as the
salaried employee?

(1 point)

35 hours

37 hours

45 hours

50 hours

Answer 1

To find out how many hours the hourly employee needs to work to earn the same $500 as the salaried employee, we can set up the following equation:

Let \( h \) be the number of hours worked by the hourly employee.

The hourly employee earns $10 per hour, so their earnings can be calculated as:

\[
\text{Earnings} = 10 \times h
\]

We want this to equal $500:

\[
10h = 500
\]

Now, solve for \( h \):

\[
h = \frac{500}{10} = 50
\]

The hourly employee needs to work **50 hours** to earn the same amount as the salaried employee.

So the answer is **50 hours**.