Question

Suppose that a certain basketball athlete earned

$13,250,000 to play 80

​games, each lasting

48 minutes.​ (Assume no overtime​ games.)

a. How much did the athlete earn per​ game?

b. Assuming that the athlete played every minute of every​ game, how much did he earn per​ minute?

c. Assuming that the athlete played​ 2/3 of every​ game, how much did he earn per​ minute?

d. Suppose​ that, averaged over a​ year, the athlete practiced or trained

38 hours for every game and then played every minute. Including this training​ time, what was his hourly​ salary?

Answer 1

a)
total earning = $13,250,000
number of games = 80
Use:
earnings per game = total earning / number of games
= $13,250,000 / 80
= 165,625
Answer: 165,625

b)
total earning = $13,250,000
number of minutes = 80*48 = 3840
Use:
earnings per minutes = total earning / number of minutes
= $13,250,000 / 3840
= 3,450.5
Answer: 3,450.5

c)
total earning = $13,250,000
number of minutes = 2/3 * 80*48 = 2560
Use:
earnings per minutes = total earning / number of minutes
= $13,250,000 / 2560
= 5,175.8
Answer: 5,175.8

d)
total earning = $13,250,000
number of hours = 80*48/60 + 80*38 = 3104 hours
Use:
earnings per hours = total earning / number of hours
= $13,250,000 / 3104
= 4,268.7
Answer: 4,268.7