2004 AMC 8 Problem 10

Handy Aaron helped a neighbor 1 \frac14 hours on Monday, 50 minutes on Tuesday, from 8:20 to 10:45 on Wednesday morning, and a half-hour on Friday. He is paid \$3 per hour. How much did he earn for the week?

\textbf{(A)}\ \$8 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \$9 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \$10 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \$12 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \$15

Full credit goes to MAA for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the AOPS website.