Simon earns $8.50 per hour for up to 30 hours of work in a given week. For each hour Simon works over 30
hours in a week, he earns 1.5 times his regular hourly
rate. How much does Simon earn for a week in which
he works 35 hours?

$53.50

step-by-step explanation:

you have to subtract the amount of money chuck earned ($72.50) by the cost of the gas for the mower ($11.25) and the new string for the trimmer he bought ($7.75).

72.50-11.25=61.25

and then subtract $61.25 by the second thing he bought (the new string for the trimmer)

61.25-7.75=53.5

so in total it's $53.50 (53 dollars and 50 cents)