Question

Each week Josie's mother pays her an allowance to mow and water their front yard. Her mother pays her twice as much to mow the yard as she does to water the yard. She gets a total of $45.00 each week. How much does Josie's mother pay her to mow the front yard? Write an equation and solve the equation.

Answer 1

Answer: $30

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the amount paid to water the yard be represented by x.

Since her mother pays her twice as much to mow the yard as she does to water the yard. Therefore, the amount to mow the yard would be 2x.

Therefore,

2x + x = $45

3x = $45

x = $15

The amount to mow the front yard would be:

= $15 × 2

= $30