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Lamont has a lawn care business. For each lawn that he mows, he charges a supply
fee of $15 dollars, plus x dollars per hour. It takes Lamont 3 hours to mow one lawn, 2
hours to mow a second, 1 hour to mow a third, & 4 hours to mow a fourth. If Lamont
earns $155 total, how much does he charge per hour?
O $14.00
$9.50
$10.00
$17.00


Sagot :

Answer:

D. $9.50

Step-by-step explanation:

If you take the $155 and subtract the $15 per lawn mowed you get $95. If then you add up the total hours he spent mowing (10) and divide the $155 by the 10 you end up with $9.50 for each hour he spent mowing.