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?%0D%0A%0D%0AWrite an equation in the form px+q=r to represent this problem.

Answer 1

Let's assume Anthony babysits x number of children.

For each hour he works, Anthony will earn $8.00. Additionally, he will earn $1.50 per hour for each child he watches. Therefore, the total amount he earns in an hour can be represented as 8 + 1.50x.

The total hourly rate he earns is given as $12.50. Therefore, we can set up the equation as:

8 + 1.50x = 12.50

This equation represents the problem.