Real-Life Math -- Solution
The tribal council is calculating whether they can afford to hire
another nurse for the new health-care clinic. This is what you find:
First,
calculate the full-time nurse's earnings:
$18 an hour
x 40 hours a week x 52 weeks a year = $37,440
The
nurse's full-time wages are $37,440.
Your budget is $55,000 per year.
$55,000
- $37,440 = $17,560
You have $17,560 to spend on
the part-time nurse.
You also pay her $18 per hour.
$17,560
/ $18 = 976 hours
You can afford to pay her for
976 hours in the year.
This is divided evenly over 52 weeks:
976
/ 52 = 18.77
You can hire her to work 18.77 or approximately
18 hours per week at the clinic.