Question

Jon mows lawns in his neighborhood to earn some cash for the summer. He charges a rate of $25 per lawn. How many lawns would he need to mow in order to make $999 plus tax?

a) 39 lawns
b) 40 lawns
c) 41 lawns
d) 42 lawns

Answer 1

Jon would need to mow 40 lawns to make $999 plus tax.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many lawns Jon would need to mow in order to make $999 plus tax, we can set up an equation. Let's assume that he mows x number of lawns.

The amount of money Jon makes is directly proportional to the number of lawns he mows. So, we can write the equation as:

25x = 999

To solve for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 25:

x = 999 / 25

x ≈ 39.96

Since x represents the number of lawns, we round up to the nearest whole number.

Therefore, Jon would need to mow 40 lawns to make $999 plus tax.