SOLUTION: Please help. Anthony installs wheels on lawnmowers. He works on a 4-wheel and 5-wheel lawnmowers. One day he installed 98 wheels. He earned $6 for each lawnmower. How much money co

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Question 998417: Please help. Anthony installs wheels on lawnmowers. He works on a 4-wheel and 5-wheel lawnmowers. One day he installed 98 wheels. He earned $6 for each lawnmower. How much money could he have earned that day?
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Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Well there are a number of combinations that work, but if you are interested in the most money he could make, it makes sense that he made more 4-wheelers.
so 22 4-wheelers and 2 5-wheelers means he made 24 lawnmowers for $144.

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Please help. Anthony installs wheels on lawnmowers. He works on a 4-wheel and 5-wheel lawnmowers. One day he installed 98 wheels. He earned $6 for each lawnmower. How much money could he have earned that day?
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