Question

when babysitting, emily charges $5.50 per hour before midnight,and $4.50 after midnight.she earned $28.75 for taking care of the Bradford triplets until 1:30 in the morning. What time did Emily begin her babysitting job?

plzzzzzzz help me! i've wasted 2 hours trying to figure out this problem and keep ending up with like "500" different answers!

Answer 1

4.5 * 1.5 = 6.75 after midnight

28.75 - 6.75 = 22

22/5.5 = 4

12:00 - 4 = 8:00

Answer 2

8 O'Clock. (Only 5 years late!) :)