Cora watched the Caldwell kids for 5 hours on Friday night. She was paid for each hour she babysat plus an additional $10 for gas money. Cora earned a total of $50.
Which equation can you use to find the amount of money, x, Cora earned for each hour she babysat?
Let's say Cora earned $x for each hour she babysat.
Since Cora watched the Caldwell kids for 5 hours, she earned a total of $5x for the hours she babysat.
She also earned an additional $10 for gas money.
The total amount of money she earned is $50.
Combining all this information, we can write the equation:
5x + 10 = 50.