Question

Kathy Earns $6.50 per hour at her baby-sitter job.On Sunday,she worked 7 hours.What were her total earnings for the day

Answer 1

Given data:

The given amount Kathy earn per hour is $6.50.

The expression for the given statement is,

`1\text{ hour=\$6.50}`

Multiply the above expression by 7 on the both sides.

`\begin{gathered} 7(1\text{ hour)=7(\$6.50)} \\ 7\text{ hours=\$45.5} \end{gathered}`

Thus, Kathy earn $45.5 on saturday.