Anthony got a job babysitting. Each hour he works he will be paid $8.00. As a bonus, he will earn an additional $1.50 per hour for each child he watches. If his total hourly rate is $12.50, how many children does he watch?
Write an equation in the form px+q=r to represent this problem.
(2 points)
x +
=
1.5x + 8 = 12.5
Susan read 17 pages today. That is 8 pages fewer than 13 of the pages she read yesterday. How many pages did she read yesterday?(1 point)
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Let's assume the number of pages Susan read yesterday is "x".
According to the information given, she read 8 fewer pages today than 13 of the pages she read yesterday.
Therefore, the equation representing this problem is:
x - 8 = 17
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Apologies for the error. Let's correct it:
Let's assume the number of pages Susan read yesterday is "x".
According to the information given, she read 8 pages fewer today than 13 times the number of pages she read yesterday.
Therefore, the equation representing this problem is:
13x - 8 = 17
Question
Susan read 17 pages today. That is 8 pages fewer than 1/3 of the pages she read yesterday. How many pages did she read yesterday?(1 point)
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Let's assume the number of pages Susan read yesterday is "x".
According to the information given, she read 8 pages fewer today than 1/3 of the pages she read yesterday.
Therefore, the equation representing this problem is:
(1/3)x - 8 = 17
Solving this equation will give us the number of pages she read yesterday.
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Apologies for the confusion. Let's correct it:
Let's assume the number of pages Susan read yesterday is "x".
According to the information given, she read 8 pages fewer today than 1/3 of the pages she read yesterday.
Therefore, the equation representing this problem is:
x/3 - 8 = 17
Solving this equation will give us the number of pages she read yesterday.