Question

1. Brandon has $12. He will

eam $8 for every
hour he works. He would
like to have $52 at
the end of the day. Let h
represent the
number of hours
Brandon works.
Equation:
Solve it to find how many
hours he needs. Solve the problem, and also write the equation

Answer 1

h=5

Explanation:

h/8+12=52

12 dollars is what he originally starts with so it would be added with h.

Now, subtract 12 dollars from the 52 he wnats to end the day with.

52-12=40

Now take 40 and divide it 8

h=40/8

h=5

Hope that helps :)

Answer 2

8h+12=52
8h=40
h=5
5 hours