Question

Crystal earns $5.25 per hour mowing lawns. Write a rule to describe how the amount of money m earned is a function of the number of hours h spent mowing lawns. How much does Crystal earn if she works 2 hours and 15 minutes?

Answer 1

The answer is truly 11.81

Explanation:

First you find how many minutes is in an hour (60) Half would be 30 and another would be 15

Divide 5.25 by 4 and get about 1.31

Times 5.25 by 2 getting 10.5

Add 10.5+1.31=11.81