Question

Hillary earned $17.92 weeding gardens for 3.2 hours she was paid the same hourly rate to mow lawns Hillary mowed lawns for 2.75 hours how much did Hillary earn mowing lawns

Answer 1

$15.40

Explanation:

At a given hourly rate, the pay is proportional to the hours spent earning it. So, we have ...

pay/hours = $17.92/3.2 = (mowing pay) / 2.75

Multiply by 2.75 to get ...

(mowing pay) = $17.92·(2.75/3.2) = $15.40

Hilary earned $15.40 mowing lawns.