Question

Paulo wants to earn $1896 by mowing lawns. He will charge $34 for each lawn he mows. What is the minimum number of lawns that Paulo needs to mow to reach his goal of $1896

Answer 1

`\text{Hello there!}\\\\\text{To find how many lawns he needs to mow, we need to divide}\\\\\text{To get your answer, divide 1896 by 34}\\\\1896/34=55.76\\\\\text{Theoretically, he only needs to mow 55.76 lawns, but he would most likely}\\\text{mow the whole lawn}\\\\\text{If you need your answer rounded. it would be 56}\\\\\large\boxed{56\,\, \text{lawns}}`

Answer 2

56 lawns.

Explanation:

Number of lawns he needs to mow:

`1896 / 34 = 55.6...`

Rounding up to nearest whole number: 56

He needs to mow at least 56 lawns.