The document outlines information about three lawn care employees - Joe, Stacy, and Marcus - including their hourly rates and number of lawns cut over three days. It also provides the total number of lawns cut each day. The assignment is to write paychecks for each employee based on their work over the three days without taxes being withheld. It poses a hypothetical question about whether to buy a new lawnmower or fix an old one based on different discount levels.

2. Joe
• Earns $10/lawn
• Cut:
– 2 lawns Monday
– 3 and 1/2 lawns
Tuesday
– 1/2 lawn Wednesday

3. Stacy
• More experienced.
• Earns $15/lawn.
• Cut:
– 3 lawns Monday
– 4 lawns Tuesday
– 2 lawns Wedesday

4. Marcus
• Most experienced.
• Earns $20/lawn
• Cut:
– 5 lawns Monday
– 3 lawns Tuesday
– 4 lawns Wednesday

5. Proportions
• 10 lawns cut Monday
• 10.5 lawns cut Tuesday
• 6.5 lawns cut Wednesday

8. Assignment
• No taxes withheld.
• Write paychecks for each employee
based on all three days of work.

9. Uh Oh Joe!

10. Can I get a DI$COUNT?
• New Lawnmower : $200
• Fix old mower: $180
• What discount would the
store have to offer for
you to buy a new
lawnmower instead of
having the old one
fixed?

11. What Would You Do?
• Group 1: No discount
• Group 2: 5% discount
• Group 3: 10% discount
• Group 4: 15% discount
• Group 5: 20% discount