Question

Leticia charges $8 per hour to babysit. She babysat Friday night for 4 hours, and then she babysat again on Saturday. She earned a total of $72. How many hours did Leticia babysit on Saturday?
A. Equation: 8(4+x) =72
B. Equation: 4(8+x) =72
C. Answer: 5 hours
D. Answer: 11 hours

Answer 1

Your answers are Equation A (8(4+x) = 72, and Answer C (5 hours).

1) Figure out how much of the total money she earned on Friday. 4*8= 32
2) She has 72 dollars total and 32 dollars were earned on Friday, meaning the rest was earned on Saturday. 72-32= 40
3) She earned 40 dollars on Saturday for 8 dollars an hour, so now you divide 40 by 8 and you get 5. She worked 5 hours on Saturday.