Problema Solution

While shopping, Kyla found a dress that she would really like, but it cost $52.25 more than she has. Kyla charges $5.50 an hour for babysitting. She wants to figure out how many hours she must babysit $52.25 to buy the dress. Use a double number line to support your answer.

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Let 'x' represent the number of hours that Kyla needs to babysit to earn $52.25.

5.50x = 52.25

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x = 9.5 hr

Kyla must babysit of 9.5 hours to earn $52.25 for the dress.