Question

1. You are participating in a fundraiser in which you do yard work for donations. People can

donate money based on a flat fee or based on the number of hours you work. So far, you
have two donors. Your teacher has agreed to donate $10 and your brother has agreed to
donate $2.25 per hour. If together they donated $39.25, write the equation that represents
this situation, then solve.

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Answer 1

• 13 hours

Explanation:

Given:

• One time donation = $10
• Hourly donation = $2.25
• Total donation = $39.25
• Number of hours = x

Required equation:

• 10 + 2.25x = 39.25

Solve for x:

• 2.25x = 39.25 - 10
• 2.25x = 29.25
• x = 29.25/2.25
• x = 13