SOLUTION: During summer vacation, you charge people $8 per hour for swimming lessons a $20 registration fee. If you make $52 one day, how many hours did you spend teacing lessons?

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Question 1099974: During summer vacation, you charge people $8 per hour for swimming lessons a $20 registration fee. If you make $52 one day, how many hours did you spend teacing lessons?
Answer by amalm06(224) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let h be the number of hours spent teaching lessons
Then 8h is the amount earned from swimming lessons
Total amount earned = amount from swimming lessons + $20 registration fee
Total amount earned = $52
Therefore, 52=8h+20
32=8h
h=4 hrs (Answer)