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naomi has earned $54 mowing lawns the past two days. shew worked 2 1/2 hours yesterday and 4 1/2 hours today. if naomi is paid the same amount for every hour she works, how much does she earn per hour to mow lawns?

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She earns $9/hour. If you add up 2.5 and 4.5, you would get 7. Now you just need to divide. 54/7=9. 
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