Question

Sheldon gets paid $4 per hour to babysit his cousin. This weekend, he babysat on both Saturday and Sunday. He made a total of $56. Sheldon babysat for 8 hours on Sunday. For how many hours did he babysit on Saturday?​

Answer 1

Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

4x+32=56

4x=24

x=24/4

x=6

6h

Answer 2

Answer:

C. 4(x + 8) = 56

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

$4 per hour

two days of work

total: $56

First, use x to represent the amount of money earned Saturday. Now write an expression in terms of the given information:

($4 per hour) * (number of hours) = total

4(x + 8) = 56