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on Wednesday, Jackie earned $ 21.00 for 3 hour of babysitting. on Saturday, she babysat for the same family and earned $56.00. how much hour did she babysit for on Saturday? what does Jackie charge per hour for babysitting.

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Since Jackie earned $21 for 3 hours we divide 21 by 3 and we get 7 so she charges $7 per hour. With this information we divide 56 by 7 and get 8 so she babysat for 8 hours. This leads to the conclusion that Jackie babysat for 8 hours on Saturday and she charges 7 dollars per hour.
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Jackie babysat for 8 hours on Saturday and she charges 7 dollars per hour.
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