Question

Garth has a summer job and earns $9.32 per hour. One week, he works 16 3/4 hours. He deposits $150 in a bank and decides to use the rest of the money to buy raffle tickets. Each raffle ticket costs $0.50. How many raffle tickets can Garth buy?

Answer 1

he can buy 12 tickets and $0.11 would be left with him

Answer 2

The number of  raffle tickets can Garth buy is 12  and $0.22 will remain with him.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Garth earns $9.32 per hour.

Garth  works 16 3/4 hours.

Deposits $150 in a bank.

Each raffle ticket costs $0.50.

To Find:

The number of  raffle tickets can Garth buy.

Solution:

As given,Garth earns $9.32 per hour.

Garth earns  $= \ 9.32$ per hour.

As given,Garth  works $16\frac{3}{4}$ hours.

Garth  works  = $16\frac{3}{4} \ hours=\frac{67}{4} \ hours$  hours.

Garth earns  for $\frac{67}{4}$ hours $=9.32 \times \frac{67}{4} = \ \ 156.11$

As given,deposits $150 in a bank.

Deposits amount  in a bank $=\ 150$

The rest of the money which Garth has after bank deposit =Garth earns - Deposits amount  in a bank.

                                                                       $=\ 156.11-\ 150 = \ 6.11$                                      

As given, Each raffle ticket costs $0.50.

One raffle ticket cost $=\ 0.50$

The number of  raffle tickets can Garth buy $=\frac{ The\ rest\ of\ the \ money \ with\ Garth} {One\ raffle\ ticket\ cost}$

$=\frac{6.11}{0.50} = 12.22$

Thus, the number of  raffle tickets can Garth buy is  12  and $0.22 will remain with him.

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