Question

Cambridge's Earnings

Number of Lawns Earnings
0 $0.00
1 $16.50
2 $33.00
3 $49.5
4 $66.00
5 $82.50

Cambridge has a job mowing lawns. He mowed 5 lawns last week and earned $82.50. The table shows his earnings for the week. Which coordinate pair represents the unit rate for this situation?
A)
(0, 0)
B)
(1, 16.5)
C)
(3, 49.5)
D)
(5, 82.5)

Answer 1

For every lawn Cambridge mows he earns 16.50 USD, knowing this we now know the unit rate. The unit rate is (1,16.50).

Answer 2

Answer: B) (1, 16.5)

Explanation:

Given: Cambridge has a job mowing lawns.

He mowed 5 lawns last week and earned $82.50.

For this the unit rate=
`\frac{\text{Earnings}}{\text{number of lawns}}`

Thus ,the unit rate for this situation=[tex]\frac{82.50}{5}[\tex]

hence, the unit rate for this situation = $ 16.50 per lawn

Therefore, the unit rate is represent by the coordinate pair (1,16.5).