To calculate how much money Evan earned, we first need to determine how much time he spent picking strawberries and blueberries, and then calculate his earnings based on his pay rate.
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Picking Strawberries:
- Evan picked strawberries for 1 hour.
- 1 hour = 60 minutes.
- In 15 minutes, he earns $2.00.
- Therefore, in 60 minutes, he can break it down as follows:
- \( 60 \text{ minutes} \div 15 \text{ minutes} = 4 \) groups of 15 minutes.
- His earnings for 60 minutes of picking strawberries: \[ 4 \times 2.00 = 8.00 \]
- So, he earned $8.00 from picking strawberries.
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Picking Blueberries:
- Evan picked blueberries for 45 minutes.
- In 15 minutes, he earns $2.40.
- Therefore, in 45 minutes:
- \( 45 \text{ minutes} \div 15 \text{ minutes} = 3 \) groups of 15 minutes.
- His earnings for 45 minutes of picking blueberries: \[ 3 \times 2.40 = 7.20 \]
- So, he earned $7.20 from picking blueberries.
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Total Earnings:
- Now, we add his earnings from both activities: \[ 8.00 + 7.20 = 15.20 \]
Thus, Evan earned a total of $15.20.
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