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

Answer 1

Let x be the number of children Anthony watches.
The base pay Anthony receives each hour is $8.00.
The additional pay he receives per child he watches is $1.50.
Therefore, the total hourly rate Anthony receives is $8.00 + $1.50x.
According to the problem, the total hourly rate is $12.50.
So, the equation representing this problem is:

8 + 1.50x = 12.50