Jada earns $7 per hour mowing her neighbors lawns. Andre gets paid $5 per hour for the first hour of babysitting and $8 per hour for any additional hours he babysits. what number of hours they both can work so they get paid the same amount?

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Deven Cherry

15 June, 08:26

Jada earns $7 per hour mowing her neighbors lawns. Andre gets paid $5 per hour for the first hour of babysitting and $8 per hour for any additional hours he babysits. what number of hours they both can work so they get paid the same amount?

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Junior Ray · Answer 1

Answer: 3 hours

Step-by-step explanation: At three hours Jada will earn $7 per hour, for a total of $21. At three hours Andre will make $5 for the first hour and then $8 for the two additional hours = $5 + $16=$21. This is also a total of $21.