Question

Michelle is a server in a restaurant. On a weekend night, Michelle earned $4 an hour and $65 in tips. She made a total of $93. Write and solve an equation to determine how many hours she worked. On Monday, Ken spent half of his money on a new game. The next day he earned $12 mowing lawns. He now has $32. How much money did Ken have before bought the game? I need the equation too.

Answer 1

first question: Michelle worked for 7 hours

second question: Ken had $40 before buying the game

Explanation:

4x + 65 = 93

4x = 28, x = 7

Michelle worked for 7 hours

Ken 1/2x + 12 = 32

1/2x = 20

x = 20. 20*2 = $40, ken has $40 before buying the game.