Question

1. over the weekend, jada made three times as much money babysitting than han did mowing lawns. jada made an additional $27 selling lemonade. from babysitting and selling lemonade, she has a total of $96. if the equation $3x + 27 = 96$ represents this situation, what does the variable $x$ represent?

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze equation context

The equation $3x + 27 = 96$ totals Jada's earnings: $3x$ is babysitting income, $27$ is lemonade income, $96$ is total income.

Step2: Relate $3x$ to Han's earnings

Jada made 3x more babysitting than Han mowing lawns. So $3x$ is Jada's babysitting money, meaning $x$ is Han's earnings.

Answer:

The variable $x$ represents the amount of money Han made mowing lawns.