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Jane charges a flat fee of $12 when she babysits plus $8 extra each

child. Today Jane is watching X children and charges $84. Write an equation
to find out how many children were watched.
How many children were watched by Jane?

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Answer:

12+8x=84

Explanation:

her flat fee is $12

$8 for any extra child

84 is the total she received which is the sum of 12 + 8×the extra number of children

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