Tia borrowed $\$ 4.55$ from her friend on $5$ different days to buy lunch. If she makes $\$ 15 /$ hour babysitting and babysits for $3$ hours, how much money will Tia have after paying her friend back the money she owes?

Full solution

Q. Tia borrowed

\$ 4.55

from her friend on

5

different days to buy lunch. If she makes

\$ 15 /

hour babysitting and babysits for

3

hours, how much money will Tia have after paying her friend back the money she owes?

Calculate Total Borrowed Amount: First, let's find out how much Tia borrowed in total. She borrowed $\$4.55$ each day for $5$ days, so we multiply $4.55$ by $5$ .
Calculate Babysitting Earnings: Next, we calculate how much Tia earns from babysitting. She makes $\$15$ per hour and babysits for $3$ hours, so we multiply $15$ by $3$ .
Subtract Borrowed Amount from Earnings: Now, we need to subtract the amount Tia owes her friend from the amount she earned babysitting. So we take the $\$45$ she earned and subtract the $\$22.75$ she owes.