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.(1 point) $
Let the amount of money Jerrell made babysitting on Friday night be represented by x.
The amount of money Jerrell made babysitting on Saturday night is $7 more than Friday night, which is x + $7.
The total amount Jerrell made babysitting on Saturday night and Friday night is $24, so we can write the equation: x + (x + $7) = $24.
Combining like terms, we have 2x + $7 = $24.
Subtracting $7 from both sides, we get 2x = $17.
Dividing both sides by 2, we find that x = $8.50.
Therefore, Jerrell made $8.50 babysitting on Friday night.
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Let's assume the money Jerrell made babysitting on Friday night is represented by x.
According to the problem, Jerrell made $7 more babysitting on Saturday night. Therefore, the money he made on Saturday night is x + $7.
We know that the total amount of money Jerrell made over both nights is $24. So, we can write the equation:
x + (x + $7) = $24
Combining like terms, we have:
2x + $7 = $24
Subtracting $7 from both sides, we get:
2x = $17
Dividing both sides by 2, we find:
x = $8.50
Therefore, Jerrell made $8.50 babysitting on Friday night.
it is wrong!
Apologies for the mistake. Let's try solving it again.
Let's assume the amount of money Jerrell made babysitting on Friday night is x dollars.
According to the problem, Jerrell made $7 more babysitting on Saturday night. Therefore, the amount he made on Saturday night is x + $7 dollars.
The total amount of money Jerrell made over both nights is $24. So we can write the equation:
x + (x + $7) = $24
Combining like terms, we have:
2x + $7 = $24
Subtracting $7 from both sides, we get:
2x = $17
Dividing both sides by 2, we find:
x = $8.50
Therefore, Jerrell made $8.50 babysitting on Friday night.