ve $32 to spend, how many pounds of apples can you buy with a gallon of milk at each store? Write and solve an equation to find your answer. Write your Christina charges a flat fee of $10 plus $3 per child when she babysits for an hour. How many children did Christina babysit if she made $16 an hour? own problem similar to question 5 and then write and solve the equation showing how you got the answerThe stores apples store number 1 apples cost 2.29/pound store number 2 apples cost 2.45 / pound milk for store number 1 milk cost 3.39 store number 2 milk cost 3.22

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To find out how many pounds of apples you can buy with a gallon of milk at each store, you can divide the cost of the milk by the cost per pound of apples.

For store number 1:
Cost of milk = $3.39
Cost per pound of apples = $2.29

Let's assume a gallon of milk weighs 8 pounds.

Number of pounds of apples = Cost of milk / Cost per pound of apples
Number of pounds of apples = $3.39 / $2.29
Number of pounds of apples = 1.48 pounds

Therefore, at store number 1, you can buy approximately 1.48 pounds of apples with a gallon of milk.

For store number 2:
Cost of milk = $3.22
Cost per pound of apples = $2.45

Let's assume a gallon of milk weighs 8 pounds.

Number of pounds of apples = Cost of milk / Cost per pound of apples
Number of pounds of apples = $3.22 / $2.45
Number of pounds of apples = 1.32 pounds

Therefore, at store number 2, you can buy approximately 1.32 pounds of apples with a gallon of milk.

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To find out how many children Christina babysat if she made $16 an hour, you can use the equation:

Total earnings = Flat fee + (Hourly rate x Number of children)

Total earnings = $16
Flat fee = $10
Hourly rate = $3
Number of children = ?

Using the given information, we can substitute the known values into the equation:

$16 = $10 + ($3 x Number of children)

Subtract $10 from both sides of the equation:

$16 - $10 = ($3 x Number of children)

$6 = $3 x Number of children

Divide both sides of the equation by $3:

$6 / $3 = Number of children

Number of children = 2

Therefore, Christina babysat 2 children.