Question

Sarah babysat seven times as many hours during the summer break as she did during the spring break she babysat the total of 56 hours during those brakes how many hours did Sarah babysit during spring break

Answer 1

7 hours

Explanation:

let x = hours babysat in spring break

hours babysat in summer break = 7x

total hours babysat in the two breaks = 56

7x + x = 56

8x = 56

divide both sides by 8

x = 7 hours