Multistep sandy charges each family that she babysits a flat fee of $10 for the night and an extra $5 per child.kimmi charges $2

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Multistep sandy charges each family that she babysits a flat fee of $10 for the night and an extra $5 per child.kimmi charges $2

5 per night no matter how many children a family has write a equation that compare the two girls also is the fees are the same how many children a family have to have in order to be the same

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inna [77] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-10T20:49:40+03:00

inna [77]3 years ago

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Sandy: 10x + 5
Kimmi: 25x

If we want to know when the fees will be the same, we set the equations equal to each other and solve for x:
10x + 5 = 25x
5 = 15x
x = 3
So the number of children has to be 3.