Question

Emily is babysitting this summer and she gets paid $8.50 per hour. Emily babysat 5 hours last week and 6.5 hours this week. She spends $24.95 on a new shirt. How much money does Emily have left?

Answer 1

The payment per hour, P=$8.5.

The total number of hours worked by Emily is,

$\begin{gathered} N=5+6.5 \\ N=11.5 \end{gathered}$

The total amount of money earned by Emily is,

$\begin{gathered} T=P\times H \\ T=8.5\times11.5=97.75 \end{gathered}$

The amount spend, S=$24.95.

The amount left with Emily is,

$\begin{gathered} A=T-S \\ A=97.75-24.95=72.8 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the amount left with Emily is $74.8.