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Marissa earns $24 for 4 hours of

babysitting. Chloe earns $41.25 for
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2 hours of babysitting. Who earns
more per hour? How much more?

User Herman Kan
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Correction

Chloe earns $41.25 for 5½ hours of babysitting

Answer:

Chloe gets $1.5 more than Marissa

Explanation:

To get hourly rate, we devide the cumulative earnings per person by the cumulative hours worked.

Marissa

Given that Marissa earns $24 for 4 hours of

babysitting

Her hourly rate will be equivalent to $24÷4hrs=$6/hr

Chloe

As provided, Chloe earns $41.25 for 5½ hours of babysitting

Chloe's hourly rate will be $41.25÷5½=$7½/hr

Evidently, 7½>6 hence Chloe's rate is higher than that of Marissa. The difference in ratea is 7½-6=$1½/hr

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