Scott works mowing lawns and babysitting. He earns $8.80 an hour for mowing and $8.10 an hour for babysitting. How much will he earn for 3 hours of mowing and 1 hour of babysitting?

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Justice Curtis

Mathematics

16 August, 09:18

Scott works mowing lawns and babysitting. He earns $8.80 an hour for mowing and $8.10 an hour for babysitting. How much will he earn for 3 hours of mowing and 1 hour of babysitting?

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Rene Dunn · Answer 1

Scott earns $34.50

Step-by-step explanation:

You can use the equation 8.80x + 8.10y to represent how much he will make. Then, plug in 3 to x and 1 to y. 8.80 x 3 = 26.40. 8.10 x 1 = 8.10. Add your products 26.40 and 8.10 together to get $34.50. So, he earned $34.50.