Question

Leticia charges $8 per hour to babysit. She babysat Friday night for 4 hours,

Answer 1

For this case we have that the variable "x" represents the number of hours that Leticia uses to take care of children on Saturday.

IF on Friday I use 4 hours ($ 8 each) and on Saturday "x" hours ($ 8 each) obtaining a profit of $ 72, we have the following equation:

$8 (4 + x) = 72$

We apply distributive property:

$32 + 8x = 72\\8x = 72-32\\8x = 40\\x = \frac {40} {8}\\x = 5$

So, on Saturday she spent 5 hours.

Answer:

$8 (4 + x) = 72\\x = 5$

Answer 2

Answer:

Option A.

Option  C.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let be "x" the amount of hours  Leticia babysat on Saturday.

We know that she charges $8 per hour to babysit, she babysat Friday night for 4 hours and the total amount of money she earned on those two days was $72. Knowing this, we can set up the followin equation models this situation:

$8(4+x)=72$

Finally, we must  solve for "x":

$8(4+x)=72\\\\32+8x=72\\\\8x=72-32\\\\8x=40\\\\x=\frac{40}{8}\\\\x=5$