My question is: Edmund is buying a new computer and needs to save up $75 before he has enough. He convinces his parents to pay him for extra chores. He normally has to do 12 chores a week. His parents agree to pay him $2 for every extra chore he does during the week. If he does 4 chores a day for two weeks, how much does he earn? Your thoughts:
In two weeks, he has to do 24 chores because 2 x 12 = 24. He now does 28 chores a week because 7 x 4 = 28. He does 56 chores in two weeks because 2 x 28 = 56. He has done 32 extra chores because 56 - 24 = 32. He earns $64 because 2 x 32 = 64. The final answer: 64.