Question

Ob babysits the kids next door every day after school for 1.5 hours. He earns $3.50 an hour. How much money will he earn in 6 weeks if school is in session 5 days a week the whole time? Show your work.

Answer 1

$157.5

Explanation:

Given that:

Number of hours worked after the school = 1.5 hours

Earnings per hour = $3.50

Earnings for one day or 1.5 hours = 1.5 \times 3.50 = $5.25

Earnings for 5 days or a week = Number of days
`*` Earnings for 1.5 hours = 5
`*` 5.25 = $26.25

Number of weeks for which Ob works = 6

Total earnings in 6 weeks = Number of weeks
`*` Earnings in one week = Number of weeks
`*` Earnings in 5 days

Total earnings in 6 weeks = 6
`*` $26.25 = $157.5