Tina babysits and cuts lawns to earn money. In one week, she babysits for 5 hours. She earns $8.25 per hour babysitting. If Tina earns $92 this week, how much does Tina earn cutting lawns?
o $10.15
o $16.75
o $41.25
o $50.75
Tina babysits and cuts lawns to earn money. In one week, she babysits for 5 hours. She earns $8.25 per hour babysitting. If Tina earns $92 this week, how much does Tina earn cutting lawns?
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To find out how much Tina earns cutting lawns, we first need to calculate how much she earned from babysitting.
1. Calculate her babysitting earnings:
[
text{Babysitting Earnings} = text{Hours Babysitting} times text{Pay per Hour} = 5 text{ hours} times 8.25 text{ dollars/hour} = 41.25 text{ dollars}
]
2. Now, subtract her babysitting earnings from her total earnings to find out how much she earned cutting lawns:
[
text{Total Earnings} = 92 text{ dollars}
]
[
text{Cutting Lawns Earnings} = text{Total Earnings} – text{Babysitting Earnings} = 92 text{ dollars} – 41.25 text{ dollars} = 50.75 text{ dollars}
]
Thus, Tina earns $50.75 cutting lawns.