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Matt's parents pay him $5.50 for each half hour he babysits his sister, plus a tip. if matt made $18.50,for how long did he babysit?

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Set up equation: 5.5x=18.5.
Solve: X=18.5/5.5=3.36 or about 3 or 3 and 1/2 :)
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