Picking cherries
This task is about rules that show a relationship between numbers.
Gabby travels by bus to an orchard to pick cherries. She is paid:
$3 for her total bus fare each day, and
$5 for every box of cherries she picks.
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a) Complete the table showing the total amount Gabby would be paid for a day if she picked different numbers of boxes of cherries.
Number of boxes picked in a day
1
2
3
4
5
Money paid for the day (including bus fare)
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b) Complete the rule to show how much money Gabby is paid each day.
b) Complete the rule to show how much money Gabby is paid each day.
× the number of boxes of cherries picked +
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c) How much would Gabby get paid if she picked 20 boxes of cherries in a day? $
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