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Karen works for 85 hours over a two week period she earns $1891.25 over this period how much does karen earn for 8 hours

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1891.25/85=22.5

22.5x8=178$
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Karen will earn $178 for 8 hours work.

Further explanation

Given:

Karen works for 85 hours ⇒ she earns $1891.25

Question:

How much does Karen earn for 8 hours?

To solve this problem, we will use proportions method. It is by stating the ratios as fractions, setting the two fractions equal to each other and then cross-multiplying.

[tex]\boxed {\frac{85}{1891.25} = \frac{8}{x} } \\\boxed {x = \frac{1891.25 \times8}{85} }\\\boxed {x = \frac{15130}{85}  }\\\boxed {x= 178 }[/tex]

So, Karen will earn $178 for 8 hours.

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Keywords: proportions methods, math word problem, division, multiplication

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