Gretchen earns extra money mowing lawns on the weekend. She mows 3 lawns per hour and earns $12.00 per lawn. How much does Gretc
1 answer:
Gretchen will earn $48 from mowing in 4 hours
Data
- Amount earned on each lawn = $12
- Number of hours mowing = 4 hours
This is the measure of one unit against another unit. An example of this is speed which is the rate of distance covered to time.
In this case, she mows 1 lawn in each hour and earns $12 on each.
To calculate for 4 hours
She earns $48 from mowing 4 lawns
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