Question

Jerry is trying to earn two hundred nine dollars for some new video games.If he charges forty-seven dollars to mow a lawn, how many lawns will he need to mow to earn the money?

Answer 1

Answer:

  5

Step-by-step explanation:

Jerry wants ...

  $47×lawns ≥ $209

  lawns ≥ 209/47 = 4 21/47 . . . . . . divide by $47

If Jerry only gets paid for mowing whole lawns, he must mow 5 or more to make enough for his video games.