Question

Richard and Tom each mow lawns in the summer to earn money. The lawns they mow are all approximately the same size. Richard’s earnings are shown in the graph and Tom’s earnings are shown in the table.

Tom’s Earnings

Number of Lawns Earnings
3 $22.50
8 $60
12 $90
15 $112.50

How much money, in dollars, does each person earn per lawn mowed?

Richard earns $___per lawn.

Tom earns $___per lawn.

Answer 1

Richard earns $10 per lawn. Tom earns $7.50 per lawn.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much money each person earns per lawn mowed, we need to divide their total earnings by the number of lawns mowed.

Richard's earnings are shown in the graph, so we can see that he earns $60 when he mows 6 lawns. Therefore, Richard earns $60/6 = $10 per lawn.

Tom's earnings are given in the table. We can see that when Tom mows 3 lawns, he earns $22.50. Therefore, Tom earns $22.50/3 = $7.50 per lawn.

Answer 2

Answer$7.50

Step-by-step explanation:

Divide each amount by the number of lawns