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Mara earned $25 for two hours of babysitting. How much can she expect to earn for 5 hours of babysitting? Explain your reasoning.

User Latrece
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hello,

we already know that for 2 hours of babysitting, Mara earned $25.

to find how much she'd make for 5 hours of babysitting:

divide 25 by 2 which gets us 12.50.

if mara were to babysit for 5 hours, she'd make $62.50.

I hope this was helpful =]

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