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 +
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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
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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.
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Apologies for the confusion. You are correct, both equations are equivalent. Let's solve the equation:
x/3 - 8 = 17
Adding 8 to both sides of the equation:
x/3 = 25
Multiplying both sides by 3 to isolate x:
3 * (x/3) = 3 * 25
x = 75
Therefore, Susan read 75 pages yesterday.
Karen measured her height as 59 inches. That is 27 inches more than half her older sister’s height. How tall is her older sister?(1 point)
Let's assume the height of Karen's older sister is "x".
According to the information given, Karen's height is 27 inches more than half her older sister's height.
Therefore, the equation representing this problem is:
59 = (1/2)x + 27
To solve for x (the height of Karen's older sister), we need to isolate x on one side of the equation.
First, subtract 27 from both sides:
59 - 27 = (1/2)x
32 = (1/2)x
To isolate x, we multiply both sides by 2:
2 * 32 = x
64 = x
Therefore, Karen's older sister is 64 inches tall.