Question

Mary is ironing shirts for her father. He pays her 50¢ for the first shirt and increases her pay by 25¢ per shirt. How many shirts will she have iron to earn $5.00?

Answer 1

Answer: The answer is 7shirts

Step-by-step explanation:

100¢ = $1

$5 * 100 = 500¢

First shirt = 50¢

500¢-50¢ = 450¢

Pay increase to 75¢ after the first shirt.

Number of shirts ironed for 450¢ = 450/75 = 6shirts

Therefore, 6shirts for 450¢ and 1 shirt for 50¢ total 7 shirts for 500¢ = $5