As a student, you are able to earn extra money by assisting your neighbors with odd jobs. If you charged $10.25 an hour for your assistance, about how many hours would you
need to work to earn $8,425? Show your work. (

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  about 822 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

If h is the number of hours for which you are paid $10.25 per hour, then the number you need is ...

  8425 = 10.25h

Divide by the coefficient of h:

  8425/10.25 = 10.25h/10.25

  821.95121...(5-digit repeating decimal)

You need to work about 822 hours to earn $8425.

Your pay for 822 hours will be $8425.50. If taxes are deducted, you need to work a while longer.

0.85 or 85%

step-by-step explanation:

1) divide 23 by 27

2) round the decimal to the nearest 10

3) so your answer would be 0.85 or 85%