Question

peter is paid 500.00 kina for the work in 18 hours. How much would he be paid if he had worked six hours?

Answer 1

Given:

500.00 kina for the work in 18 hours

To determine the amount of payment for 6 hours of work, we use ratio.

So we let x be the amount of payment if Peter had worked for six hours:

$\begin{gathered} \frac{500\text{ Kina}}{18\text{ hours}}=\frac{x}{6\text{ hours}} \\ \text{Simplify and rearrange} \\ x=\frac{(500)(6)}{18} \\ \text{Calculate} \\ x=166.67\text{ Kina} \end{gathered}$

Therefore, Peter would be paid 166.67 Kina if he had worked for six hours.