Kenneth mows lawns for extra money in the summer. If he made two hundred seventy dollars in the first month for mowing fifteen lawns, which equation represents how much he earns per lawn?

y equals fifteen times x

y equals eighteen times x

y equals two hundred fifty-five times x

y equals two hundred eighty-five times x

Question

Kenneth mows lawns for extra money in the summer. If he made two hundred seventy dollars in the first month for mowing fifteen lawns, which equation represents how much he earns per lawn?

 y equals fifteen times x

 y equals eighteen times x

 y equals two hundred fifty-five times x

 y equals two hundred eighty-five times x

anonymous · Answer

let x equal the number of lawns.

15x = 270
x=270/15
x=18

So he charges 18 dollars for every lawn he mows.

You should be able to figure out the answer from the information I just gave you.

anonymous · Answer

Correction, x= the amount he charges for each lawn he mows, not the number of lawns.