Jason, saving up for a skateboard and helmet. The skateboard is $45.50 with tax and the helmet is $18.25 with tax. He earned 1/3 of the money by mowing lawns and the rest by babysitting how much did Jason and babysitting
To determine how much Jason earned by babysitting, we need to subtract the amount he earned by lawn mowing from the total cost of the skateboard and helmet.
The skateboard costs $45.50 with tax.
The helmet costs $18.25 with tax.
So, the total cost of the skateboard and helmet is $45.50 + $18.25 = $<<45.50+18.25=63.75>>63.75.
If Jason earned 1/3 of the total cost by mowing lawns, then he earned (1/3) * $63.75 = $<<1/3*63.75=21.25>>21.25 by mowing lawns.
Therefore, Jason earned $63.75 - $21.25 = $<<63.75-21.25=42.50>>42.50 by babysitting. Answer: \boxed{42.50}.
To find out how much Jason earned through babysitting, we first need to determine 2/3 of the total amount.
Let x be the total amount Jason earned.
We know that 1/3 of the money was earned through mowing lawns. Therefore, Jason earned (1/3)x mowing lawns.
To find out how much he earned through babysitting, we can subtract (1/3)x from the total amount:
Total amount - (1/3)x = 2/3 of the total amount.
Simplifying this equation, we have:
(2/3)x - (1/3)x = total amount.
Combining like terms:
(1/3)x = total amount.
Now we can calculate how much Jason earned through babysitting:
(1/3)x = total amount.
Using the given prices, we know that the skateboard costs $45.50 and the helmet costs $18.25. Thus, the total amount Jason earned is:
$45.50 + $18.25 = $63.75.
Now, we can solve for x:
(1/3)x = $63.75.
To isolate x, we multiply both sides by 3/1:
x = 3 * $63.75.
Multiplying:
x = $191.25.
Therefore, Jason earned $191.25 through babysitting.
To calculate how much money Jason earned from babysitting, we first need to find out the total amount of money he earned.
Let's assume the total amount of money Jason earned is represented by the variable "x".
According to the given information, Jason earned 1/3 of the money by mowing lawns. This means he earned (1/3)x dollars from mowing lawns.
The remaining money, which he earned from babysitting, can be calculated as the difference between the total amount earned and the money earned from mowing lawns. So, the money earned from babysitting is (x - (1/3)x).
Now, let's set up an equation to find the value of x:
(x - (1/3)x) = 45.50 + 18.25
Simplifying the equation, we get:
(2/3)x = 63.75
To isolate x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by the reciprocal of (2/3), which is (3/2):
(2/3)x * (3/2) = 63.75 * (3/2)
Simplifying, we find:
x = 95.625
Therefore, Jason earned a total of $95.625.