Question

Andre sometimes mows on the weekend to make extra money. Two weeks ago, he mowed a neighbor’s lawn for 1/2 hour and earned $10. Last week, he mowed his uncles lawn for 3/2 hours and earned $30. This week, he mowed the lawn of a community center for 2 hours and earned $30.

Which job paid better than others?

Answer 1

The neighbor and uncle paid better than community center

Explanation:

Neighbor-$10 for 30 min

Uncle-$30 for 90 min

unit rate is $10 per 30 min

center- $30 per 120 min

unit rate is $7.5 per 30 min

Neighbr and uncle pay the same and is better than center