Rassment

1. Carla Eppelstein is saving her babysitting money to buy a bicycle. She usually

babysits a total of 11 to 16 hours per week and charges $4.50 per hour. If the

bicycle she wants is $147, in about how many weeks will she be able to pay for it?

It will take about 3 and a half weeks to buy the bicycle. do you want me to work it out?

If she charges 4.50 per hour and she babysits for 11 to 16 hours per week, then multiply 4.50 by both 11 and 16.

4.50*11=49.5

4.50*16=72

So she makes between 49.5 and 72 dollars per week. If we average the two numbers, then she makes about 60.75 dollars per week. If we divide 147 by 60.75, then the answer is 2.42, meaning Carla should be able to get the bike in about 2 and a half weeks!