Jeanneine and two of her friends were hired to rake leaves by a neighbor. The house has a backyard and a frontyard that are the same size. The neighbor agreed to pay $60 for the entire job.
Jeanneine and one friend arrived to start at 9 a.m. By the time the third person came, the front yard was finished. All three of them finished the back yard together.
Each person must be paid based on the amount of time worked. How should the money be split between three friends?
Can someone please answer this for me? Also please include how you got the answer.
thanx
2007-01-28 10:20:15 · 9 answers · asked by Mariniac 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
because the neighbor agreed to pay $60 for the entire job
$60 divided by 2 = $30 for the front / $30 for the back
$30 divided by 2 = $15 for 2 girls that did the front yard
$30 divided by 3 = $10 for 3 girls that did the back yard
so for the first 2 girls they get $25
and for the third girl, she gets $10
2007-01-28 10:32:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
1/2 of the work was done by two. So each of them already gets 1/4 of the pay. The other half is split into 3. So 1/2 divided by 3 is 1/6.
The first two friends get (1/4)+(1/6) each of the total pay ($60).
The third one gets the rest.
(1/4)+(1/6)=5/12 of $60.
$25 each of the friends who were early.
$10 for the one that was late.
2007-01-28 18:29:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 yards = $60
1 yard = $60 / 2 = $30
First yard = Jean + one friend / $30 = $15 per person
Second yard = Jean+ one friend+ third person / $30 = $10
jean = $15 + $10 = $25
one friend = $15 + $10 = $25
third friend = $ 0 + $10 = $10
= $60
2007-01-28 18:40:01 · answer #3 · answered by laziifrog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the money should be slit up 5 ways.
first split the money in two, so that each yard is $30 each. then split that in half and give it to jeanneine and the friend that was on time. Again take the other half and split that 3 ways.
Jeanneine =25
friend(on time) =25
friend(late) =10
=60
2007-01-28 23:16:06 · answer #4 · answered by Sugar Ray 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As has already been said,,,,,
Jeanneine and friend A get 1/2 x $30 each= $15 each for the front yard
Jeanneine and friends A & B get 1/3 x $30= $ 10 each for the back yard
Jeanneine gets $25
Friend A gets $25
Ex-friend only gets $10 becasue she didn't get her lazy butt out of bed and probably looses 2 friends over it.
2007-01-28 18:39:45 · answer #5 · answered by synnimyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$30 front yard $30 back yard 30/2=15 front yard 30/3=10 back yard. $25 jeanneine $25 one friend $10 other friend.
2007-01-28 18:30:57 · answer #6 · answered by RoseBud 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
20+20+20=60
(20+5)+(20+5)+10=60
25=Jeanie
25=one friend
10=other friend
Since Jeanie and Friend 1 had to do friend 2's part of the front they get friend 2's money of the front.
2007-01-28 18:31:24 · answer #7 · answered by cripm88 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the second friend should get $10 and then jeanniene and the first friend should split the $50 into $25
2007-01-28 18:29:26 · answer #8 · answered by hilogirl11 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, since the third person gets half what the other two get, and the 1st-2nd get the same, you can write an equation...(say 1st friend is A, 2nd-B, 3rd-C)
A=B
C=1/2B
C=1/2A
A+B+C=60
(B)+B+1/2B=60
2.5B=60
B=24
A=24
C=12
So the 1st and 2nd friend should get $24 each, while the 3rd gets $12.
2007-01-28 20:12:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋