Question

A student has two part-time jobs: babysitting and tutoring. The student earns an hourly wage at each job.

*On Monday, the student earned a total of $165 for 4 hours babysitting and 3 hours of tutoring.
*On Tuesday, the student earned a total of $115 for 3 hours babysitting and 2 hours tutoring.

Which of the following systems of equations can be used to find x, the student's hourly wage for babysitting, and y, the student's hourly wage for tutoring?

Answer choices:

4x+3y=165
3x+2y=115

3x+2y=165
4x+3y=115

4x+3y=165
3x+2y=115

3x+4y=165
2x+3y=115

answer CORRECTLY

Answer 1

The correct system of equations that can be used to find x, the student's hourly wage for babysitting, and y, the student's hourly wage for tutoring is:

4x + 3y = 165
3x + 2y = 115