Question

Steve, Jerry, and Ron were paid $29.25 to remove garden gnomes. They each worked four
hours, except for Ron, who was 45 minutes late. How much of the $29.25 should Ron
receive?

Answer 1

29.25 x fraction of total time worked by Ron

29.25 x (time worked by Ron / time worked by everyone in total)

Answer 2

convert everything to minutes for convenience

Answer 3

Steve and Jerry worked a full 4 hours each.
Ron worked 45 minutes less than 4 hours, so he worked 3.25 hours since 45 minutes is 0.75 hour.

The 3 workers worked a total of 4 + 4 + 3.25 hours = 11.25 hours.

Now divide $29.25 by 11.25 hours to see how much the pay per hour is.
Then multiply the per hour pay by 3.25, which is how many hours Ron worked.

Answer 4

@mathstudent55 and @BangkokGarrett Can you help me with a couple of more?

Answer 5

If a photo measuring 4 inches by 6 inches is placed in a photo frame that is 2 inches wide all
around, what percent of the framed photo is the photo itself?

Answer 6

(A) 24% (B) 30% (C) 42% (D) 50% (E) 56%

Answer 7

Yes I have copied and then pasted it. So i am pretty sure that those are the correct numbers.

Answer 8

I think I understand it now.

Answer 9

I'll draw it.

Answer 10

Well from what i think its that the frame itself is 2 inches wider than the photo. So probably it is 2inches greater in both sides.