The gardener comes four times each month. Each month, Katrina writes a check, and $85.40 is deducted from her bank balance to pay the gardener. If the gardener came a total of 11 times so far, which best represents the total amount that the gardener has earned?

Question

–$939.40
–$234.85
$234.85
$939.40

Answer 1

To determine the total amount that the gardener has earned based on the number of times he has come, we first need to find out how much he is paid each time.

If the gardener comes four times each month and earns $85.40 for those four visits, we can calculate his earnings per visit:

\[ \text{Earnings per visit} = \frac{\text{Monthly payment}}{\text{Number of visits per month}} = \frac{85.40}{4} = 21.35 \]

Next, we multiply the earnings per visit by the total number of times the gardener has come, which is 11:

\[ \text{Total earnings} = \text{Earnings per visit} \times \text{Total visits} = 21.35 \times 11 \]

Calculating that gives:

\[ 21.35 \times 11 = 234.85 \]

Thus, the total amount that the gardener has earned is $234.85.

The correct answer is:

$234.85