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You receive X dollars an hour for babysitting you babysit three hours on Friday and five hours on Saturday you receive $40 for the two days write and solve the equation to find how much you earn per hour

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5 hours + 3 hours = 8 hours

8x = $40. Divide each side by 8.

x = $6.

You earn $6 / hour

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