Question

Grace and her brother Sid want to raise money to go to band camp. Their parents have agreed to help them earn up to $400 by paying them $25 when one of them mows the lawn and $10 for each hour that one of them babysits their younger brother. They will have to do a combination of both chores in order 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.

Answer 1

Answer:

25m + 10b = 400

Step-by-step 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

or

25m + 10b = 400

This equation represents the number of lawns they can mow, m, and hours they can babysit, b, to earn $400.