Question

Suppose that a certain basketball athlete earned ​$18,000,000 to play 80 games, each lasting 48 minutes. ​ (Assume no overtime​ games.) ... Assuming that the athlete played every minute of every​ game, how much did he earn per​ minute?(Round to the nearest dollar per minute as​ needed.)

Answer 1

$4687.50/minute

Explanation:

First find how much the athlete earned each day.

Divide total earnings by number of games.

$18,000,000 ÷ 80 games = $225,000/game

Find out the earnings per minute.

Divide that number by the number of minutes in each game.

$225,000 ÷ 48 minutes = $4687.50/minute

Therefore the athlete earned $4687.50 per minute.