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

texaschic101 · Answer

To find how much he made per lawn, take the total money made and divide it by the number of lawns mowed.
270/15 = 18 per lawn

so your equation would be : 
y = 18x --- with x being the number of lawns mowed and y being total money made

anonymous · Answer

thank you so much!! deeply appreciated :)