jamal's job as a lifeguard pays 10 dollars an hour. during his summer vacation, jamal wants to earn $540 to buy a new cell phone. what is the minimum number of hours jamal should work in order to buy a new cell phone

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the minimum number of hours = 540/10 = 54 hours

Answer: minimum of 54 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question, Since Jamal's job pay $10 per hour

To get $540 to buy a cell phone, the minimum amount of hours jamal have to work is calculated by dividing cost of cell phone by Jamal's pay per hour.

= cost of cell phone/ Jamal' s pay per hour

= 540/10

=54 hours

Therefore, Jamal has to work a minimum of 54 hours in order to buy the new cell phone.

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