kathy is babysitting mr. & mrs. anderson's daughter, nicole. they are paying her $2 per second. if the couple leaves 6:00 pm and be back by 11:30 pm. how much does she gets paid?
i understand the problem here. but is this even possible to answer? i dont know how to solve it. please help!
2007-07-11 07:21:15 · 10 answers · asked by -unknown- 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
omg thats a lot of money for one night of babysitting, i want this job too...so the next day i can buy myself a brand-new car!
thanks people for answering it!
2007-07-11 07:34:03 · update #1
There are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson will be gone for 5.5 hours; so
60 * 60 * 5.5 * $2.00 = $39,600
P.S. I want this job!! :-)
2007-07-11 07:28:40 · answer #1 · answered by Kathryn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Andersons are away for 5 and a half hours. That is the time from 6 pm to 11:30 pm (assuming the same day). You have to convert 5.5 hours into seconds. There are 60 minutes to the hour so you first convert 5.5 hours into minutes.
5.5 hr x 60 min/hr = 330 minutes.
There are 60 seconds per minute so we multiply the number of minutes by 60 to get the number of seconds.
330 min x 60 sec/min = 19,800 seconds.
Since the fee is $2/min, we must multiply the number of seconds by 2 to get the payment
19,800 sec x $2/sec = $39,600
That is a lot of money for an evening of babysitting
2007-07-11 14:37:13 · answer #2 · answered by MICHAEL R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, you have to find out how many hours she worked. 6:00 to 11:00 is 5.5 hours. Now there are 60 minutes in an hour, you multiply the hours she worked by 60 to find how many minutes she worked: 330 minutes. Do the same to find how many seconds she worked. 330x60=19800. Kathy worked 19,800 seconds at $2 per second, so she earned $39,600. Weird word problem, but I wouldn't mind being Kathy.
2007-07-11 14:32:22 · answer #3 · answered by Kevin (Bo Bevin) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour. So to find out the number of seconds in an hour, you would multiply 60 x 60 to get 3600 seconds in one hour. Now if you are babysitting from 6 - 11:30 that is 5.5 hours. If you multiply the number of seconds in one hour by the number of hours. i.e. 3600 x 5.5, you will get the number of seconds that you are babysitting total. Now if you get 2 dollars per each second, you would multiply the number of seconds you babysit by 2 to get your answer.
I hope this helps!
2007-07-11 14:33:33 · answer #4 · answered by regas24 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's find the elapsed time
Time = 11:30 - 6:00
Time = 5:30 hours or 330 minutes
There are 60 sec/min
seconds = 330 * 60
seconds = 19,800
At $2 per second
Total pay = 19800 * 2
Total pay = $39,600
I would like to apply for this baby sitting job!
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2007-07-11 14:30:08 · answer #5 · answered by Robert L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok now
from 6:00--->11:30 is 5:30 hours
then take 5:30 hours turn into a Minutes , and from Minutes turn into second , than times 2
Super easy
2007-07-11 15:19:21 · answer #6 · answered by iHeartChem 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea, it's easy...
$2 a second x 60 (seconds in a minute) = $120 a minute
$120 x 60 (minutes in a hour) = $7200 a hour
total of 5 1/2 hours...
$7200 x 5.5 = $39,600 total
That's a lot of money. :)
2007-07-11 14:28:54 · answer #7 · answered by Dr. Mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is relatively simple there are 3600 seconds in an hour. She is working for 5 1/2 hours. She is working for 19800 seconds so she will make 39600 dollars. Nice work if you can get it.
2007-07-11 14:35:33 · answer #8 · answered by c_m_connors 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to what is here in this story problem, Kathy will be paid $39,600 for babysitting services.
(I need to start babysitting!)
2007-07-11 14:32:43 · answer #9 · answered by keithsfca84kg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's $2 per second that means $120 per minute
If it's $120 per minute its $7200 per hour
If it's $7200 per hour it's $39600.
I wouldn't mind being there baby sitter
2007-07-11 14:31:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋