Question

Lincoln started a new job and kept track of his earnings each week as shown below. Lincoln's Total Earnings Week Total Earnings (in dollars) 1 120 2 3 240 4 300 180 What would be his total earnings at week 6? Explain your reasoning and show all work. A) $420 B) $480 C) $540 D) Insufficient information to determine

Answer 1

Due to missing information for week 2 of Lincoln's earnings, we cannot establish a pattern to calculate his total earnings for week 6. The correct answer is 'Insufficient information to determine'.

The correct option is D.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine Lincoln's total earnings at week 6, we need to establish a pattern from the given data for week 1 to week 4. However, since week 2 is missing, we do not have sufficient information to accurately predict Lincoln's earnings for week 6.

The weeks given are:

Week 1: $120

Week 2: Information missing

Week 3: $240

Week 4: $300

Without the earnings for week 2, we cannot determine if his earnings are increasing at a steady rate, or if there is another pattern to be identified.

Thus, the correct answer will be:

D) Insufficient information to determine