Question

You earn $8.50 per hour walking dogs and $5.75 per hour mowing lawns. The amount you earn is given by the expression 8.5x + 5.75y where x is the amount of time (in hours) you walk dogs and y is the amount of time (in hours) you mow lawns. Find the amount you earn if you walks dogs for 6 hours and mow lawns for 10 hours.

Answer 1

$108.50

Explanation:

The total amount earned would be a function of the time spent walking dogs and mowing lawns

8.5(6) + 5.75(10) = 51 + 57.5 = $108.50