Question

Molly took care of her neighbors’ house for 8 days while they were out of town. Her neighbors paid her a daily rate for housesitting plus an extra $20 for mowing the lawn on Saturday. Molly earned a total of $140.

Which equation can you use to find X molly’s daily rate for housesitting

Answer 1

`\text{The equation is} \ 8x+20=140`

`\text{Solve for x to get}`

`8x=120`

`x=15`

`\bold{Milly's \ daily \ rate \ for \ house-sitting \ is \ 15 \ dollars.}`