Melody's mom pays her $5 for mowing the lawn. This is $1.25 more than her mom pays her sister for emptying the dishwasher. What does Melody's mom pay her sister for emptying the dishwasher?(2 points)
Responses
$6.25
$6.25
$3.25
$3.25
$4.00
$4.00
$3.75
Let's call Melody's sister's pay for emptying the dishwasher "x".
According to the information given, Melody's mom pays Melody $5 for mowing the lawn, which is $1.25 more than what she pays her sister.
So, we can set up the equation:
5 = x + 1.25
To solve for x, we need to subtract 1.25 from both sides of the equation:
5 - 1.25 = x
3.75 = x
Therefore, Melody's mom pays her sister $3.75 for emptying the dishwasher.