Steven earns extra money babysitting. He charges $46.50 for 6 hours and $62.00 for 8 hours. Enter an equation to represent the relationship. Let x represent the number of hours Steven babysits and y represent the amount he charges. The equation is y =
I’m stumped. Can you help me find the answer along with an explanation? Thanks.
An easy way to solve this problem is divide $23.25 by 3 or $54.25 by 7. Either way, you get $7.75. This number represents the amount of money he makes for 1 hour. So with that in mind, the correct equation is:
