Question

11 gina earns $9 each day on tuesday, thursday, and friday. over the weekend, she earns $25. how much money does gina have now? write two equations with letters for the unknowns. solve.

Explanation:

Step1: Define weekday earnings

Let $W$ = total weekday earnings.
$W = 3 \times 9$

Step2: Calculate weekday earnings

$W = 27$

Step3: Define total earnings

Let $T$ = total money Gina has.
$T = W + 25$

Step4: Calculate total earnings

$T = 27 + 25$

Answer:

First equation (weekday earnings): $W = 3 \times 9$, where $W$ is total weekday earnings.
Second equation (total earnings): $T = W + 25$, where $T$ is total money Gina has.
Total money Gina has: $\$52$