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Pillan earns $7.25 an hour weeding gardens. Maska earns $5.50 an hour trimming hedges. They decide to pool their money and split it evenly. How much do they each have after working for 8 hours? Show your work.

Pillan earns $7.25\$7.25 an hour weeding gardens. Maska earns $5.50\$5.50 an hour trimming hedges. They decide to pool their money and split it evenly. How much do they each have after working for 88 hours? Show your work.

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Q. Pillan earns $7.25\$7.25 an hour weeding gardens. Maska earns $5.50\$5.50 an hour trimming hedges. They decide to pool their money and split it evenly. How much do they each have after working for 88 hours? Show your work.
  1. Calculate Pillan's earnings: Calculate Pillan's earnings for 88 hours. Pillan earns $7.25\$7.25 per hour.\newlineCalculation: 7.25×8=$$58.007.25 \times 8 = \$\$58.00\)
  2. Calculate Maska's earnings: Calculate Maska's earnings for 88 hours. Maska earns $5.50\$5.50 per hour.\newlineCalculation: 5.50×8=$$44.005.50 \times 8 = \$\$44.00\)
  3. Find total pooled amount: Add both earnings to find the total amount they pooled together.\newlineCalculation: 58.00+44.00=$(102.00)58.00 + 44.00 = \$(102.00)
  4. Divide total amount by 22: Divide the total pooled amount by 22 to find out how much each person gets.\newlineCalculation: 102.00/2=($)51.00102.00 / 2 = (\$)51.00

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