Question

1. To participate in a school trip, Kim had to earn $85 in one week. Kim could earn $8 per

hour babysitting and $15 per hour for yard work, but Kim's parents limit work time to 8
hours per week. How many hours should she spend doing each type of work?
a
First define your variables.
b. Write two equations, one that represents the condition on the total number of hours to be
worked and the other which relates the number of hours worked at each job towards her
goal.

Answer 1

It has given you that to earn $85 in one week. Kim could earn $8 per hour babysitting and $15 per hour for yard work with work time limited to 8 hours per week. Now we have to represent the variable X is the numbers of hours spent doing babysitting in the week. And Y represents the number of hours spent doing yard work in the week. The equation representing the condition on the total number of hours to be worked is: x+y= 8. The equation relating the number of hours working at each job toward the fund- raising goal is: 8x+ 15y= 85 and your final answer should be x= 5