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Kelly earns money babysitting her cousins. If she works 3 hours, she earns $36. If she works 5 hours, she earns $60.
Mark earns money babysitting his neighbor's children. The money he earns is represented by the equation y=8.5x, where y is the amount of money he earns and x is the amount of hours he works.

Who gets paid more to babysit?

Select the answer that is entirely correct.

Mark earns more, because he earns $12.00 per hour, and Kelly earns $8.50 per hour.
Kelly earns more, because she earns $12.00 per hour, and Mark earns $8.50 per hour.
Kelly earns more, because she earns $36.00 per hour, and Mark earns $8.50 per hour.
Mark earns more, because he earns $8.50 per hour, and Kelly earns $1.67 per hour.

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kelly earns more because she earns $12.00 per hour, and mark earns $8.50 per hour
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