The garden club earned 15$$\) per hour by weeding neighborhood gardens for t hours. A generous donor has agreed to double their earnings. How much did the garden club earn in all? Write your answer as an expression.
Q. The garden club earned 15$$\) per hour by weeding neighborhood gardens for t hours. A generous donor has agreed to double their earnings. How much did the garden club earn in all? Write your answer as an expression.
Calculate Initial Earnings: Calculate the initial earnings of the garden club without the donor's contribution.The garden club earns $15 per hour for t hours.Initial earnings = $15×t
Factor in Donor's Contribution: Factor in the generous donor's contribution.The donor has agreed to double the garden club's earnings.Total earnings after the donor's contribution = 2×(Initial earnings)Total earnings = 2×($15×t)
Simplify Total Earnings: Simplify the expression for the total earnings.Total earnings = 2×$(15)×tTotal earnings = $(30)×t
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