Question

Jessica charges a flat fee of $10 plus $8 per hour for babysitting.

part A : write an equation for the cost , C, after h hours of babysitting

part B : how much money would she make if she babysits 9 hours on saturday

Answer 1

part A:

С = 10 + 8h

part B :

$10 + $8 · 9 = $82

Answer 2

PART A: C = 10 +8h

PART B: what you do is plug in the number 9 to h. so then you get C = 10 +8(9). This simplifies to C = 10 + 72. The final answer is C = 82. So Jessica made $82 for babysitting for 9 hours.