A tutor charges $35 per hour. In one week, the tutor spends 4 and a half hours tutoring one student and 11 hours tutoring another student. Determine the total amount the tutor earned that week.

$227.50
$385
$542.50
$550

Question

A tutor charges $35 per hour. In one week, the tutor spends 4 and a half hours tutoring one student and 11 hours tutoring another student. Determine the total amount the tutor earned that week.

$227.50
 $385
 $542.50
 $550

Rx1nyDxyz · Answer

35 x 4.5 hrs = 157.5, this means she earned $157 tutoring the first student.

35 x 11 hrs =  385, this means she earned $385 tutoring the second student.

157.5 + 385 = $542.5

She earned $542.5 total that week, therefore the third option is correct.