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Kayla gets paid $15 to rake the lawn. Kayla gets paid 3 times as much to rake the lawn as she does to mow the lawn. How much does Kayla get paid to mow the lawn?

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Answer:

Explanation:

$5

Explanation:

The opposite of multiplication is division.

$15/Raking = 3 times more pay than mowing the lawn.

Divide $15/Raking by 3 and you'll get the pay for mowing the lawn.

15/3 = 5

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Answer:

Kayla gets $5 paid to mow the lawn.

Explanation:

if she get 3 times to rake the lawn.

then she get 15/3 = $5

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