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During the summer Henry earned $5 per hour babysitting and 4$ per hour mowing lawns. Henry babysat a total of 48 hours he earned a total of $308 by the end of the summer by babysitting and mowing lawns how many hours did he spend mowing lawns alone

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Henry spent 17 hours in the summer mowing the lawns alone

What is the total amount earned by Henry for each job?

The total amount earned by Henry in each job is the rate per hour in that job multiplied by the number of hours used in working on each job

Babysitting earns him $5 per hour with 48 hours whereas mowing lawn fetches him $4 and the number of hours spent mowing is unknown, assume it is X, in essence, total earnings function is as below:

Total earnings=($5*48)+($4*X)

Total earnings=$240+$4X

Total earnings=$308

$308=$240+$4X

$308-$240=$4X

$68=$4X

X=$68/$4

X=17 hours

The number of hours he spent mowing the lawns alone is 17 hours

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