If i have to collect $2500.00 in 160 hours, how much should i have to collect in 32 hours

Question

trying to figure out this problem

Answer 1

you can set it up as a proportion

2500          x

-------  =  ------

160            32

and cross multiply to get 160x = 80000

divide by 160 and get x =500

 

or you can find the unit rate

$2500

------       =    $15.625/hour      and then multiply that by 32 and also get 500

160hours       

Answer 2

32 times 160 = 5 so in one fifth of 160 hours, the pro rata rate of collection would be one fifth of $2,500.