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directly proportional word problem 8

problem:


You earn in 80 hours $ 2 240,-.

How much you are paid in 1 hour?

 

answer:


1. step: proportion                          

: 80 hours     –  2 240 $                    

* 1 hour        –         x $  

   

2. step: which proportion?

↓ less hours  ↓less money = directly proportional

 

3. step: formula                      

x = 2 240 * 1 

          80               

x = 28 $                          

 

4. step: answer

In 1 hour you earn $ 28.