Ivan has a summer babysitting job that pays $15 per hour. He wants to know how many hours he has to babysit to afford a new bike

Question

3 years ago

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. The bike he wants costs $300.
Use an equation to find how many hours Ivan has to babysit.

1 answer:

exis [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-09T08:29:27+03:00

exis [7]3 years ago

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Answer: 20 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Equation: 15x = 300

Isolate the variable.

Divide both sides by 15: ¹⁵ˣ⁄₁₅ = ³⁰⁰⁄₁₅

x = 20

Ivan needs to work 20 hours in order to afford the bicycle.