Question: Homework Help!!!? At an hourly wage of $5.25, how many hrs & min must u work 2 pay 4 a $5.00 movie ticket, a $1.00 box of popcorn, and a $1.00 orange drink?

Answer: Well the ticket + the popcorn + the orange drink = $7.00\n\ndivide that by the hourly wage of $5.25\n\nand you will get the number of hours necessary...1.333333\nor 1 1/3 hours\nor 1 hour, 20 minutes\n\nUpdate:\nI started questioning my answer after seeing everyone else's responses, so I double-checked it this way:\n1 1/3 hours at (times) $5.25 an hour\n(4/3 * 21/4) = 84/12 = 7\n= $7.00\nYep, I stand by my answer.  You would need to work 1 hour and 20 minutes (1 1/3 hours) in order to earn $7.00
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