Question

Four friends earn $ 24 washing cars and c dollars cutting grass. They want to divide the total amount into equal parts.

If they make $ 38 cutting grass, how much should each friend get?

Answer 1

$15.50

Explanation:

From washing cars, each friend should get $24/4, or $6.

From cutting grass, each friend should get $38/4, or $9.50.

Thus, each friend is due ($6 + $9.50), or $15.50.

Answer 2

$15.50

Explanation:

First, we need to figure out the total amount they get.

This can be modeled by: 24+38=62

Now we need to divide that equally.

62/4=15.5

This means that each friend should get $15.50