Question

Leticia charges $8 per hour to babysit. She babysat Friday night for 4 hours, and then she babysat again on Saturday. She earned a total of $72. How many hours did Leticia babysit on Saturday? Choose two answers: one for the equation that models this situation and one for the correct answer.

Answer 1

She babysat five hours on Saturday. 75 divided by 8 is 9, 9 minus 4 is five.

Answer 2

First, we have to look at the equation that models this situation. We learn that the price per hour of babysitting is $8. On Friday, Leticia babysat for 4 hours, and on Saturday, she babysat an unknown amount of time. In total, she earned $72. Therefore:

8 ( 4 + x ) = 72

( 4 + x ) = 72 / 8

4 + x = 9

x = 9 - 4

x = 5

Leticia babysat 5 hours on Saturday.