Question

Fruitgrowers, Inc. pays $4 per bushel of fruit picked. The five members of the Littleton family pick fruit for Fruitgrowers, Inc. Three of them can pick 1.5 bushels per hour, and two can pick 2.3 bushels per hour. How many bushels does the family pick in one 8-hour day? What are the gross earnings for one day for a member of the family who can pick 1.5 bushels per hour per day? What are the gross earnings for one day for a member who can pick 2.3 bushels per hour per day? What are the gross earnings for the entire family for a 5-day week if they met their average each day? 12. Total number of bushels the family can pick in one day: 13. Gross earnings for one day for one member that can pick 1.5 bushels per hour per day: 14. Gross earnings for one day for one member that can pick 2.3 bushels per hour per day: 15. Gross earnings for the entire family for the week:

Answer 1

Total bushels the family pick in one 8-hour day: ((3 members x 1.5 bushels)+(2 members x 2.3 bushels)) x 8 hour = 72.8 bushels

The gross earnings for one day for a member of the family who can pick 1.5 bushels per hour per day: 1.5 bushels per hour x 8 hours x $4 per bushel = $48

the gross earnings for one day for a member who can pick 2.3 bushels per hour per day: 2.3 bushels per hour x 8 hours x $4 per bushel = $73.6

The gross earnings for the entire family for a 5-day week if they met their average each day: Total bushels the family pick in one 8-hour day x 5 days x $4 per bushel = 72.8 x 5 x 4 = $1,456