a. To find the rate in dollars per game, we need to divide the total earnings by the number of games played.
Rate in dollars per game = Total earnings / Number of games played
Rate in dollars per game = $4,000,000 / 64
Rate in dollars per game = $62,500
b. To find the rate in dollars per minute of playing time, we need to divide the total earnings by the total minutes played.
Rate in dollars per minute = Total earnings / Total minutes played
First, we need to find the total minutes played.
Total minutes played = Number of games played * Average minutes per game
Total minutes played = 64 * 42
Total minutes played = 2688
Rate in dollars per minute = $4,000,000 / 2688
Rate in dollars per minute = $1488.10 (rounded to two decimal places)
A basketball star earned $4,000,000 last year. He played in 64 games for an average of 42 min per game. Find the rates:
a. dollars per game
b. dollars per minute of playing time
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