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Business owners often think about work-related problems as math problems. To find an answer, they first have to ask themselves: what do I need to figure out?

Read the following problem. Don’t worry about finding the answer. Just figure out what answer you’re looking for.

Sam earns double time mowing lawns on Sundays. His base rate is $17.50 per hour. He wants to buy a lawn mower he saw on sale for $350. But he isn’t sure how long he would have to work Sundays to make that much money.

What does Sam need to know?

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