Abbey gets paid a flat rate of $10.00 to mow her neighbor's lawn plus an additional $5 per hour to rake the leaves.

The money she earns is represented by the equation m = 5h + 10, where m represents the amount of money she earns, in dollars, and h is the number of hours she rakes leaves for.

Which of the following equations can be used to find h, the number of hours she rakes leaves for?

A. h = m – 2
B. h = m – 1
C. h = m/5
D. h = m – 10/5

Question

Abbey gets paid a flat rate of $10.00 to mow her neighbor's lawn plus an additional $5 per hour to rake the leaves.

The money she earns is represented by the equation m = 5h + 10, where m represents the amount of money she earns, in dollars, and h is the number of hours she rakes leaves for.

Which of the following equations can be used to find h, the number of hours she rakes leaves for?
	
A. h = m – 2	
B. h = m – 1
C. h = m/5	
D. h = m – 10/5

texaschic101 · Answer

m = 5h + 10.....so basically we solve for h
subtract 10 from both sides
m - 10 = 5h
divide both sides by 5
(m - 10)/5 = h

texaschic101 · Answer

D is only correct if there is parenthesis in there

anonymous · Answer

Thanks For HELPING! @texaschic101  :)) it helps alot :))