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

p x + 8.00 = 12.50

where p is the number of children Anthony watches.

Answer 2

Real answer:
1.50x+8=12.50