Question

Jerry walked a dog from 6:40 am to 7:30 pm one day. If he was paid at the rate of 6$ per hour, how much did he earn that day?

Answer 1

The answer is $5.00 that day

Answer 2

Answer:

$5

Explanation:

Since Jerry walked the dog from 6:40am to 7:30am, the total minutes that he walked the dog was 50 minutes. Also a note, an hour is 60 minutes.

Since he is paid at a rate of $6 per 60 minutes, we can make a proportion.

   660=x50

From here, you have to solve for x. So cross multiply, and then simplify.

   60x=50⋅6

   60x60=50⋅6/60

   60x60=50⋅6/60

   x=5⋅6/6

   x=5

So the answer is $5.