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Financial Maths, SMB-004

John, Olivia and Louis are picking grapes to earn money.

Their pay is based on the number of tonnes of grapes they pick.
 

  Tonnes picked
John 4
Olivia 3
Louis 1

 

Their total pay is  $640.

How much does Olivia earn?  (2 marks)

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`$240`

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`text(Payment per tonne)`

`= 640/8`

`= $80`
 

`:.\ text(Olivia earns)` `= 3 xx 80`
  `= $240`

Filed Under: Earning and Spending Money Tagged With: num-title-ct-corea, smc-4331-10-Wages

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