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CEMC Gauss (Grade 7), 2006

Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

Harry charges $4 to babysit for the first hour. For each additional hour, he charges 50% more than he did for the previous hour. How much money in total would Harry earn for 4 hours of babysitting?

(A) $\$16.00$ (B) $\$19.00$ (C) $\$32.50$ (D) $\$13.50$ (E) $\$28.00$

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