Question

Andre wants to save $40 to buy a gift for his dad. Andre's neighbor will pay him weekly to mow the lawn, but Andre always gives a $2 donation to the food bank in weeks when he earns money. Andre calculates that it will take him 5 weeks to earn the money for his dad's gift. He draws a tape diagram to represent the situation. Use the given model to find how much Andre's neighbor pays him each week to mow the lawn.

Answer 1

To find out how much Andre's neighbor pays him each week to mow the lawn, divide the total amount Andre needs to save by the number of weeks it will take him, and subtract the donation he makes to the food bank.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much Andre's neighbor pays him each week to mow the lawn, you need to subtract the $2 that Andre donates to the food bank from the total amount he earns each week. The total amount Andre earns each week is the amount he needs to save, which is $40, divided by the number of weeks it will take him to save it, which is 5 weeks. So, Andre earns $40/5 = $8 per week.

Subtracting the $2 donation, Andre has $8 - $2 = $6 left each week. This is the amount his neighbor pays him to mow the lawn.