Natalie is a softball coach. She has a private pitching lesson with Kasey. Kasey's mom pays Natalie $11 per hour plus a $6 tip.

Question

The correct equation was 11x + 6 = 39.
How many hours was the lesson? (1 point)
4
• 3
2
5

Answer 1

To solve this equation, we need to isolate the variable x (hours) by subtracting 6 from both sides first:

11x + 6 - 6 = 39 - 6
11x = 33

Then, we divide both sides by 11 to solve for x:

11x/11 = 33/11
x = 3

So, the lesson was 3 hours long.