Question

Jessica wants to go on a school trip next month. The trip will cost $100 and she already has $10 and plans to babysit for $5 an hour to earn the rest of the money.

A. Write an equation that could be used to determine h, the number of hours Jessica needs to babysit to earn $100.


B. From your equation, determine the number of hours she needs to babysit.

Answer 1

Explanation:

100=10+5x x is the hours she needs to babysit

90=5x

x=18

She needs to babysit for 18 hours at $5 an hour if she already has $10