Question

Tony gets paid $5 per hour to babysit his cousin. This

weekend, he babysat on both Saturday and Sunday. He
made a total of $55. Tony babysat for 6 hours on Sunday
For how many hours did he babysit on Saturday?
Let x = hours spent babysitting on Saturday. Choose the equation that
represents this problem.
A. 5(x + 6) = 55
O B. 5x + 6 = 55
O C. 6x + 5 = 55
D. 6(x + 5) = 55
Answer quickly please

Answer 1

a

Explanation:

lets substitute 5 into every equation. (using 5 every time won't work every time ofc)

ok so 5(x+6)=55 would simplify into 5x+30=55 which in this case would be 5(5)+30=55

and 25 plus 30 (obviously) = 55

so A is the right answer