Question

Miguel earns $12 per day to walk their dogs.

Savannah gets $8 for allowance each week and gets paid $8 each day for watering the plants and collecting the mail while her neighbors are on vacation.



Write an equation for each situation using x for time and y for money.

Answer 1

Miguel's earnings can be represented by the equation y = 12x, and Savannah's earnings can be represented by y = 8 + 8x, where x represents the time in days and y represents the total amount of money earned.

Step-by-step explanation:

To write an equation for each situation given, we use x to represent time (in days or weeks, as appropriate) and y to represent money (in dollars).

For Miguel, who earns $12 per day for walking dogs, the equation would be simply:

y = 12x

This means that y, the total amount of money Miguel earns, is equal to 12 times the number of days he walks the dogs (x).
For Savannah, who gets a weekly allowance of $8 and also earns $8 each day for watering plants and collecting mail, the equation is a bit different as it involves a weekly and a daily component. Since she earns the allowance regardless of her other work, the equation would be:

y = 8 + 8x

This equation represents the $8 weekly allowance (the constant part) plus $8 multiplied by the number of days she waters the plants and collects mail.

Answer 2

Miguel- 12x

Savanna=8x+8x=16x

Step-by-step explanation:

For miguel, he gets 12 dollars for walking the dogs for x weeks. and for savannah she gets paid 8 dollars each week as allowance for x weeks. and gets paid 8 dollars for x day for watering the plants.

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