Question

Tom is making birdhouses to sell at a farmers market each birdhouse requires 4.5 feet of wood planks to build and he sells them for $19.75 each if he has no more than 80 feet of planks to make birdhouses how much money can Tom earn at the farmers market. Show your work I know the answer but not the work.

Answer 1

Answer: If he has more than 80 feet of planks he can make at least 17 birdhouses, and that's $335.75

Explanation:

80/4.5 = 17.7 (at least 17 birdhouses)

17 x 19.75 = 335.75

Answer 2

335.75

Explanation:

80 / 4.5 = 17.8

19.75 * 17 = 335.75