Question

Which answer choice correctly identifies the extraneous information in the problem?

Samuel is 10 years old. He mowed the neighbors lawn on Saturday and earned $40. It took him 4 hours to mow the lawn and 2 hours to clean his room. How much money did Samuel earn an hour?


A. The extraneous information is Samuel earned $40 and it took him 4 hours to mow the lawn.
B. The extraneous information is Samuel took 4 hours to mow the lawn and 2 hours to clean his room.
C. The extraneous information is Samuel is 10 years old and earned $40.
D. The extraneous information is Samuel is 10 years old.

Answer 1

Option D is correct.

Extraneous information means irrelevant or unrelated to the problem or issue.

In this question, Samuel's Age is not a matter of concern and totally unrelated to the money he earns by mowing the lawn and cleaning the room