Last year, Erin earned $1,497.75. This year, she earned 2.9 times as much as last year. Which of the following answer choices is the most reasonable estimate for the amount of money Erin earned this year? $2,000

$3,000

$4,500

$6,000

i think the answer is b.

step-by-step explanation:

not 100% sure though.

answer: first option i.e. 'a' is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

since we have given that

number of minutes to wrap a small gift box = 4 minutes

we need to find the number of gifts to be wrapped in 5 minutes

since there is a direct variation, as the number of minutes will increase with   number of gifts to be wrapped.

so, let the number of gifts to be wrapped in 5 minutes be x.

so, it becomes,

hence, first option 'a'   is correct.