Question

select the correct answer from each drop - down menu. lauren owes her friend $32.50 for a concert ticket. she doesnt have the cash now, but shell earn it babysitting this weekend. if lauren gets paid $8 an hour to babysit, the equation that represents y, how much money will she have after paying back her friend, in terms of x, the number of hours she spends babysitting this weekend, is y = drop - down 1 x drop - down 2.

Explanation:

Step1: Determine earnings from babysitting

Lauren earns $8 per hour, so for \( x \) hours, her total earnings are \( 8x \) dollars.

Step2: Subtract the debt from earnings

She owes $32.50, so the money she has after paying back is her earnings minus the debt. So the equation is \( y = 8x - 32.50 \).

Answer:

The first drop - down should be filled with \( 8 \) and the second drop - down should be filled with \( - 32.50 \), so the equation is \( y = 8x-32.50 \).