Please Help !! :) A massage therapist made a total of $65 in one hour. He charged a flat rate per minute and received a $5 tip. Which two-step equation is a model for this problem and what does the variable represent?

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Please Help !! :) A massage therapist made a total of  $65 in one hour. He charged a flat rate per minute and received a $5 tip. Which two-step equation is a model for this problem and what does the variable represent?

anonymous · Answer

A.  60x+5=65 and  x represents the rate per minute

B. 60x+5 = 65 and x represents the time of the massage

anonymous · Answer

I think its A because it says that he made $65 in one hour so we already know the time right ?

anonymous · Answer

Confused ! lol

anonymous · Answer

Yeah there are 60 minutes in an hour, and if you subtract 5 from 65 you get $60, so divide that by 60 because that is the flat rate per minute without the tip

anonymous · Answer

the tip is not counted in the flat rate

anonymous · Answer

your only unknown is the rate per minute, so that'd be your only variable

anonymous · Answer

Ok got it so the answer is A :) ! Thank you

anonymous · Answer

your welcome :)