Financial Maths, STD2 EQ-Bank 15 MC

A garment worker is paid $4.20 for each shirt she completes. In a particular week she worked 8 hours per day for 5 days and earned $1176.

How many shirts per hour did she complete on average?

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$C$

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$\text{Number of shirts}=\dfrac{1176}{4.20}= 280\ \text{shirts}$

$\text{Total hours worked}=8 \times 5= 40\ \text{hours}$

$\text{Shirts per hour}=\dfrac{280}{40}=7$

$\Rightarrow C$