Question

Elena and Jada distribute flyers for different advertising companies. Elena gets paid 65 cents for every 10 flyers she distributes, and Jada gets paid 75 cents for every 12 flyers she distributes.

Answer 1

Answer: Elena gets more money

Step-by-step explanation:

for every 12 pamphlets Jada earns 75 cents, each flyer costs 0.0625.

12X0.0625 = 0.75

In the case of Elena, for each flyer she receives the value of 0.065X 12 = 0.78

Answer 2

complete question:

Elena and Jada distributes flyers for different advertising companies Elena gets paid 65 cents for 10 flyers she distributes, and Jada gets 75 cents for every 12 flyers she distributes . who gets paid more after distributing 14 flyers.

Answer:

Elena get paid more after distributing 14 flyers

Step-by-step explanation:

Elena get paid 65 cents to distribute 10 flyers for an advertising company . To calculate how much she gets paid for distributing 1 flyer.

65 cents →  10 flyers

? cents →  1 flyer

cross multiply

65/10 = 6.5 cents

Jada get paid 75 cents to distribute 12 flyers. To calculate how much she gets paid for distributing 1 flyer.

75 cents →  12 flyers

? cents →  1 flyer

cross multiply

75/12 = 6.25 cents

Distributing 14 flyers for Elena

1 flyer = 6.5

14 =  ?

14 × 6.5 = 91  cents

Distributing 14 flyers for Jada

1 flyer = 6.25

14 = ?

14 × 6.25 = 87.5 cents