Question

Steven earns extra money babysitting. He charges $31.25 for 5 hours and $50 for 8 hours. How much would Steven charge for 3 hours?

please help me out on this!

Answer 1

$18.75

Explanation:

This is kind of a trick question. Instead of giving you 1 example they give you two.

Basically, this question is trying to test your reading skills.

31.25 is being charged for 5 hours. So, how much is being charged in 1 hour?

well, dividing 31.25 by 5 brings us to the result of 6.25. Meaning 1 hour of babysitting costs $6.25

Now that we know the cost of 1 hour, we need to multiply this by 3.

6.25 x 3 = $18.75

we can also 'test' our answer to make sure it is correct by multiplying 6.25 by 8. (doing so is confirming 8 hours of work is $50 at $6.25 per hour)

hope this helpd!

Answer 2

Just do 50 divided by 8 which would equal 6.25
Then multiply that by 3 and get 18.75
That is your answer