sheldon gets paid $4 per hour to babysit his cousin. this weekend, he babysat on both Saturday and Sunday. he made a total of $56. sheldon babysat for 8 hours on Sunday. for how many hours did he babysit on Saturday? let x=hours spent babysitting on saturday. for how many hours did he babysit on Saturday?

Answer 1

Let's denote the hours Sheldon babysat on Saturday as \( x \).

Sheldon earns $4 per hour. Therefore, his earnings from babysitting on Saturday can be expressed as:

\[ 4x \]

On Sunday, he babysat for 8 hours. His earnings for Sunday would then be:

\[ 4 \times 8 = 32 \]

Now, according to the information provided, the total amount he earned over the weekend is $56. We can set up the following equation:

\[ 4x + 32 = 56 \]

To find \( x \), we first subtract 32 from both sides:

\[ 4x = 56 - 32 \] \[ 4x = 24 \]

Next, we divide both sides by 4:

\[ x = \frac{24}{4} = 6 \]

So, Sheldon babysat for 6 hours on Saturday.

In conclusion, the answer is:

\[ \text{Sheldon babysat for 6 hours on Saturday.} \]