Question
Gustavo charges $8 per hour for babysitting services. A family hires Gustavo to babysit a child from 6:45 P.M. to 9:15 P.M. How much money should Gustavo get paid for babysitting?
$16
b
$20
$28
$32
$16
b
$20
$28
$32
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To determine how much Gustavo should get paid for babysitting, we first need to calculate the total time he babysat.
1. **Determine the total time from 6:45 P.M. to 9:15 P.M.:**
- From 6:45 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. is 15 minutes.
- From 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. is 2 hours.
- From 9:00 P.M. to 9:15 P.M. is another 15 minutes.
So, the total time babysitting is:
- 2 hours + 15 minutes + 15 minutes = 2 hours + 30 minutes = 2.5 hours.
2. **Calculate the payment:**
Gustavo charges $8 per hour, so for 2.5 hours:
\[
2.5 \, \text{hours} \times 8 \, \text{dollars/hour} = 20 \, \text{dollars}.
\]
Thus, Gustavo should get paid **$20**.
1. **Determine the total time from 6:45 P.M. to 9:15 P.M.:**
- From 6:45 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. is 15 minutes.
- From 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. is 2 hours.
- From 9:00 P.M. to 9:15 P.M. is another 15 minutes.
So, the total time babysitting is:
- 2 hours + 15 minutes + 15 minutes = 2 hours + 30 minutes = 2.5 hours.
2. **Calculate the payment:**
Gustavo charges $8 per hour, so for 2.5 hours:
\[
2.5 \, \text{hours} \times 8 \, \text{dollars/hour} = 20 \, \text{dollars}.
\]
Thus, Gustavo should get paid **$20**.