Question

Janie has $3. She earns $1.20 for each chore she does and can do fractions of chores. She wants to earn enough money to buy a CD for $13.50.

Answer 1

8 and 3/4 of a chore

Explanation:

She needs to earn 13.50-$3=10.50

Divide 10.50 by 1.20 to get the amount of chores she needs to do.

The answer is 8 and 3/4 of a chore