Question

Veronica walks dogs in her neighborhood for extra money during the summer. For each dog walk, she earns $5.25. On Monday, she completes 3 walks, and on Tuesday she completes 2 walks. She estimates that in order to save up for a new purse that costs $86, she needs to complete 12 more walks by the end of the week.

Answer 1

Veronica is correct

Explanation:

On Monday, Veronica earns 3 walks * $5.25 per walk = $15.75.

On Tuesday, Veronica earns 2 walks * $5.25 per walk = $10.50.

So far, Veronica has earned a total of $15.75 + $10.50 = $26.25.

To reach her goal of $86, Veronica needs to earn an additional $86 - $26.25 = $59.75.

Since Veronica earns $5.25 per walk, she needs to complete $59.75 ÷ $5.25 per walk = 11.38 walks.

Since Veronica cannot complete a fraction of a walk, she will need to complete 12 more walks (rounded up from 11.38) by the end of the week.