Anthony got a job babysitting. Each hour he works he will be paid $8.00. As a bonus, he will earn an additional $1.50 per hour for each child he watches. If his total hourly rate is $12.50, how many children does he watch? Write an equation in the form px + q=r to represent this problem. (2 points)

Answer 1

Let c be the number of children Anthony watches. Then his total hourly rate can be represented by the equation 8 + 1.5c = 12.50.