Question

Elizabeth and her sister earned money shoveling snow over winter break. Altogether, they shoveled for a total of 30 hours. Elizabeth charged her customers $12 per sidewalk, and her sister charged $11 per sidewalk. If they earned $347.50 total, how many hours did each girl spend shoveling?

Answer 1

Explanation

$12x17.5=210

$11x12.5=137.5

210+137.5=$347.5

Elizabeth worked for 17.5 Hours

Her sister worked 12.5 hours