One wintry week a ski town got 15 1/2 inches of snow. on monday the town got 2 3/4 inches on tuesday it got 1 1/2 times as much and on wednesday it got 7/8 inch. how much snow did the town get for the rest of the week

On Monday the town got 2 3/4 (2.75) inches of snow.
On Tuesday it got 1 1/2 (1.5) times as much: 2.75 x 1.5 = 1.375 (inch)
⇒ On Tuesday the town got 1.375 inch of snow.
On Wednesday it got 7/8 (0.875) inch of snow.
After Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the town got:
2.75 + 1.375 + 0.875 = 5 (inches of snow)
For the rest of the week, the town got:
15 1/2 - 5 = 10 1/2 = 10.5 (inches of snow)

Ithink you're supposed to multiply 12.50 which is how much he makes per hour and then multiply it by each number then add whats left togrther and there's your answer