Question

Grace and her brother need $400 to go to band camp. Their parents have agreed to help them earn money by paying them $25 each time they mow the lawn and $10 for each hour they babysit their younger brother. They will have to do a combination of both chores to earn the money.

Select the equation that represents the number of lawns they can mow, m, and hours they can babysit, b, to earn $400.
M. 10m+ 25b= 400
P. 10m− 25b= 400
R. 25m+ 10b= 400
S. 25m− 10b= 400

Answer 1

25m + 10b = 400

Explanation:

Total amount that can be earned = $ 400

Amount earned on mowing a lawn = $ 25

Amount earned per hour on babysitting = $10

Amount earned for mowing one lawn is $ 25, so amount earned for mowing m lawns will be $ 25m

Amount earned for one hour of babysitting is $ 10, so amount earned for babysitting for b hours will be $ 10b

Total amount earned = Amount earned from mowing m lawns + Amount earned from babysitting for b hours

Using the values from above, we can set up the equation as:

400 = 25m + 10b