Question

Grace started her own landscaping business. She charges $6 an hour for mowing lawns and $11 per house pulling weeds. In September she mowed lawns for 63 hours and pulled weeds for 9 hours. How much money did she make in September?

Answer 1

The total money made by Grace is $477.

Explanation:

Given:

Charge per hour for mowing lawn = $6

Charge per hour for pulling weeds = $11

Number of hours for which lawns are mowed = 63 hours

Number of hours for which weeds are pulled = 9 hours

Now, total money made by Grace in September can be calculated by adding the total money gained in mowing lawns and pulling weeds.

Total money gained in mowing lawns is given as:

`C_m=\textrm{Number of hours of mowing}*\textrm{Charge per hour}\\\\C_m=63* 6=\$378`

Total money gained in pulling weeds is given as:

`C_w=\textrm{Number of hours of pulling weeds}*\textrm{Charge per hour}\\\\C_w=9* 11=\$99`

Now, total money made =
`C_m+C_w=378+99=\$477`

Therefore, the total money made by Grace is $477.