On Tuesday, Donovan earned $9 for 2 hours of babysitting. On Saturday, he babysat for the same family and earned $31.50. How many hours did he babysit on Saturday?

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\(2h=\$9\)
\(1h=\$4.5\)
then we have to divide \(31.5\)  by  \(4.5\)
\(31.5/4.5=\frac{31.5}{4.5}=7\)
it means Donovan babysit children of this family for 7 hours

Answer:

Donovan babysat for 7 hours.

Step-by-step explanation

Numerator = Money Earned  Denominator= Hours Worked

\(\frac{9}{2}\) = \(\frac{31.50}{x}\)  31.50 x 2= 63  63/9 = 7