Last weekend Shad and Aden spread manure to earn spending money. They worked for 9 hours at a rate of $12.50 per hour. Each received half of the total earnings. If Shad then spent $15 on a new hat, what was the total amount he had left, in dollars and cents, from the money he earned spreading manure?

Given :

Shad and Aden spread manure to earn spending money. They worked for 9 hours at a rate of $12.50 per hour.

Each received half of the total earnings.

To Find :

If Shad then spent $15 on a new hat, what was the total amount he had left, in dollars and cents, from the money he earned spreading manure.

Solution :

Their total income is given by :

Each get = $112.5/2 = $56.25

Money left after pending $15 is :

Money left = $( 56.25 - 15 ) = $41.25 .

Hence, this is the required solution.

if x = 1, then the answer is 3.5