hours worked: 1,3, 8, 10 x

money earned: a, $36,$96,$120,$264
Myron works at a movie theater. Yesterday he worked 3 hours and earned $36. How much money does he make in 1 hour? how many hours does he need to work to make $264?

1 answer

To determine how much money Myron makes in one hour, we can use the information provided about his earnings for the hours worked.

From the data:

  • When he worked 3 hours, he earned $36.

To find out his hourly wage, we can divide the total earnings by the number of hours worked:

\[ \text{Hourly wage} = \frac{\text{Total earnings}}{\text{Hours worked}} = \frac{36}{3} = 12 \]

So, Myron makes $12 per hour.

Next, to find out how many hours he needs to work to make $264, we can use his hourly wage:

\[ \text{Hours needed} = \frac{\text{Total earnings desired}}{\text{Hourly wage}} = \frac{264}{12} = 22 \]

Thus, Myron needs to work 22 hours to make $264.