Sheet # 223/Multistep Problems
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1) Sandy earns $5.50 per hour on a baby-sitting job. She also works as a swim coach for a swim club for $8 per hour. In June, she baby-sat for 18 hours and worked for 26 hours at the swim club. How much did Sandy earn in June?
2) For a school project, Courtney kept track of how much time she spent on computer for a week. On Monday and Tuesday, she used computer for 0.5 hour each day. On each of the remaining five days, she used computer for 1.5 hours. What is the total time did Courtney spend on computer that week?
3) Andrea and Joey play on their school's basketball team. Andrea scored 22 points last season. Joey scored 18 points. Together Andrea and Joey scored one third of the team's total number of points last season. How many points did the team score last season?
Answers for sheet # 223
1) $5.50/hour x 18 hours + $8/hour x 26 hours = $307
2) 0.5 hour + 0.5 hour + 1.5 hours/day x 5 days = 8.5 hours
3) 22 points + 18 points = 40 points
Team scored = 3 times x 40 points = 120 points