Jerrell made $24 babysitting his cousins Saturday night. This is $7 more than he made babysitting Friday night. How much money did Jerrell make babysitting on Friday night? Write and solve an equation to find the answer
Let x be the amount of money Jerrell made babysitting on Friday night.
According to the given information, Jerrell made $24 babysitting on Saturday night, which is $7 more than he made on Friday night. This can be represented by the equation:
x + $7 = $24
Subtracting $7 from both sides of the equation, we get:
x = $24 - $7
x = $17
Therefore, Jerrell made $17 babysitting on Friday night.