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25 January, 12:48

Sarah makes $10 an hour babysitting and $5 an hour gardening. her goal is to make $80 a week while working 12 hours. how many hours will Sarah have to work at each job to accomplish her goal

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  1. 25 January, 13:22
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    Call b the amount of babysitting hours and 5 the amount of gardening hours.

    10b+5g=80

    b+g=12

    Subtract 5 times the second equation from the first to get:

    5b=20

    Thus, b=4. g=12-4, or 8. Therefore, Sarah spends 4 hours babysitting and the rest gardening.
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