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Oliver earns $7.50 per hour mowing lawns. He spends $9 for gas each week and $2 per week for lawnmower maintenance. If he mowed lawns for two and a half weeks in August for 15 hours each week, how much money did he earn in August? Use the expression w(7.5h - 9 - 2), where w represents the number of weeks he worked and h represents the number of hours he worked.

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Oliver earns $7.50 per hour mowing lawns.  He spends $9 for gas each week and $2 per week for lawnmower maintenance.  If he mowed lawns for two and a half weeks in August for 15 hours each week, how much money did he earn in August?  Use the expression w(7.5h - 9 - 2), where w represents the number of weeks he worked and h represents the number of hours he worked.

k_lynn · Answer

well first of all, how many weeks are there in August?

anonymous · Answer

There is a better expression that I can think of, but I will use the one it provides. Give me a minute.

anonymous · Answer

4 weeks per month.

anonymous · Answer

the answer is 281.25 dollars

anonymous · Answer

What does the problem look like when it's broken down?

anonymous · Answer

Don't give the answer, you must explain it.

anonymous · Answer

Okay so they worked 2.5 weeks, so 2.5(7.5h - 9 - 2)

anonymous · Answer

i did 7.50*15=112.50 then 112.5*2=281.25

anonymous · Answer

2.5(7.5(15) - 9 - 2)

anonymous · Answer

then u minus the 9 and 2   so if he uses 9dollars for gas and 2 for  repairs then it would be  259.25

anonymous · Answer

$253.75 is correct.

anonymous · Answer

i got 270.25

anonymous · Answer

Original equation is w(7.5h - 9 - 2) plus in weeks for 2.5(7.5h - 9 - 2) then plug in hours per week for 2.5(7.5(15) - 9 - 2) = 253.75

anonymous · Answer

Hope that helps^

anonymous · Answer

okay thanks

anonymous · Answer

I'm gonna close the question now.

anonymous · Answer

k

anonymous · Answer

Thanks everyone that answered!