Sandy charges each family that she babysits a flat fee of $10 for the night and an extra $5 per child. Kimmi charges $25 per night, no matter how many children a family has.
a. Write a two-step equation that would compare what the two girls charge and find when their fees are the same.
Each student wrote a two-step equation. Peter wrote the equation 4x - 2 = 10, and Andres wrote the equation 16x - 8 = 40. The teacher looked at their equations and asked them to compare them. Describe one way in which the equations are similar.
Damon has 5 dimes and some nickels in his pocket, worth a total of $1.20. To find the number of nickels Damon has, a student wrote the equation 5n + 50 = 1.20. Find the error in the student’s equation.