document.write( "Question 1065500: katie babysits for her neighbor and charges a certain amount per hour. she also charges 1.5 times as much for any hours after 8 pm. if she is hired from from 4 pm until 1 am and makes a total of $92, how much does she charge per hour? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #680676 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! katie babysits for her neighbor and charges a certain amount per hour. she also charges 1.5 times as much for any hours after 8 pm. if she is hired from from 4 pm until 1 am and makes a total of $92, how much does she charge per hour? \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "Let her hourly charge rate be \"x\". \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "4pm to 8pm:: 4x earnings \n" ); document.write( "8pm to 1am:: 5(1.5x) = 7.5x earnings \n" ); document.write( "---------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equations: \n" ); document.write( "4x + 7.5x = 92 \n" ); document.write( "11.5x = 92 \n" ); document.write( "x = $8.00 \n" ); document.write( "----------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "----------- \n" ); document.write( " |