Paula charges $12 to shovel a driveway. She shoveled 6 driveways on Saturday and then some more on Sunday. She made $144 for the weekend. How many driveways did she shovel on Sunday?

The equation representing the number of driveways shoveled is
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Paula shoveled
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Let's start by finding out how much money Paula made from shoveling driveways on Saturday.

Paula charges $12 to shovel one driveway. Since she shoveled 6 driveways on Saturday, her earnings from Saturday would be:

\[ \text{Earnings from Saturday} = 6 \times 12 = 72 \text{ dollars} \]

We know that Paula made a total of $144 for the weekend. We can find out how much she made on Sunday by subtracting her Saturday earnings from her total earnings:

\[ \text{Earnings from Sunday} = 144 - 72 = 72 \text{ dollars} \]

Now, let's find the number of driveways she shoveled on Sunday. Since she charges $12 per driveway, we can set up the following equation:

\[ 12x = 72 \]

where \( x \) is the number of driveways she shoveled on Sunday. To solve for \( x \):

\[ x = \frac{72}{12} = 6 \]

So, she shoveled 6 driveways on Sunday.

Equation

The equation representing the number of driveways shoveled is:

\[ 12x + 72 = 144 \]
(where \( x \) is the number of driveways shoveled on Sunday)

Answer Summary

Paula shoveled 6 driveways on Sunday.

WHAT IS BOTH OF THE ANSWERS ONLY

The equation representing the number of driveways shoveled is:
\( 12x + 72 = 144 \)

Paula shoveled:
6 driveways on Sunday.

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6(12 + x) = 144
12(6 + x) = 144
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The correct answer for the equation representing the number of driveways Paula shoveled is:

\( 12(6 + x) = 144 \)

where \( x \) is the number of driveways she shoveled on Sunday.

The number of driveways Paula shoveled on Sunday is:

6.