Camie is a high school student who agreed to babysit for the Munson family. She took care of their three children for 8 hours on Saturday at $7.50 per hour. What should the Munsons pay her when they return?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-28T14:41:15

See a solution process below:

The formula for pay is:

#e = p * t# Where

#e# is the earnings - what we are solving for

#p# is the pay rate - $7.50 per hour or #($7.50)/(hr)# for this problem.

#t# is the time worked - 8 hours or #8 hr# for this problem.

Substituting and solving for #e# gives:

#e = ($7.50)/(hr) * 8 hr#

#e = ($7.50)/(color(red)(cancel(color(black)(hr)))) * 8 color(red)(cancel(color(black)(hr)))#

#e = $7.50 * 8#

#e = $60.00#

The Munsons should pay Camie #color(red)($60.00)# (plus a tip if she did a good job)