puppie1
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John made $252 for 18 hours of work. At the same rate, how much would he make for 7 hours of work?

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miriyu
this is basically the same as the other question you posted, just with different variables!! make another proportion

252 dollars/18 hours = x dollars/7 hours

252/18 is 14, so

14 = x dollars/7 hours

multiply both sides by 7 to isolate x

98 dollars = x

so john will make $98 for 7 hours of work