Q:

Crystal earns $5.50 per hour mowing lawns. Write a rule to describe how the amount of money m earned is a function of the number of hours h spent mowing lawns. How much does Crystal earn if she works 3 hours and 45 minutes?

Accepted Solution

A:
1) Required equation
2)Crystal earns $20.625 in 3 hours and 45 minutes.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : Crystal earns $5.50 per hour mowing lawns.
To find :
1) Write a rule to describe how the amount of money m earned is a function of the number of hours h spent mowing lawns.
It is given that Crystal earns $5.50 per hour mowing lawns.
Let m is the amount of money earned
and h is the number of hours spent
So, The equation form by the statement is

2) How much does Crystal earn if she works 3 hours and 45 minutes
1 hour=60 minutes
So, for 3 hours and 45 minutes

In 1 hour she earn $5.50
In 3.75 hours she earn
Crystal earns $20.625 in 3 hours and 45 minutes.