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Neil makes every four hours he works. How much will he make if he works thirty-two hours this week?
If Neil works thirty-two hours this week, he will make
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Let represent how much money (in dollars) that Neil will make by working thirty-two hours this week.
To solve this use a proportion, we begin by setting up a ratio where we know all the values:
We then set up a second ratio, using the same structure, where one value is unknown:
We finish by setting the two ratios equal and solve the resulting proportion.
Neil will make $464 by working thirty-two hours this week.