An employee receives $16.80 per hour. If the employee works 40 hours this pay period, which of the following represents the employee's gross earnings for the pay period?

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This is a ratio/proportion problem. We have $16.80 for 1 hour. So, how many dollars for 40 hours? We can write that as a proportion: 16.80: 1 :: x: 40 Step 1: Rewrite the proportion as a fraction. ^6.80/₁ = ^x/₄₀ Step 2: Cross multiply. 16.80 * 40 = 1 * x Step 3: Simplify. 16.80 * 40 = 1 * x 672 = x

An Employee Receives $16