Milly's babysitter charges $16/hour. Milly is considering switching to a new babysitter who charges $12/hour, but also charges an extra $3 for each time the kids scream at her. If Milly usually hires the babysitter for 6 hours, and her kids usually scream twice per babysitting gig, how much less will the new babysitter cost?
First figure out how much the first babysitter costs by multiplying her hourly rate by the number of hours she works: $16/hour * 6 hours = $
<gadget id="calculator">16*6</gadget>
<output>96</output>
96.
Then use the same method to figure out how much the second babysitter charges before any screaming: $12/hour * 6 hours = $
<gadget id="calculator">12*6</gadget>
<output>72</output>
72.
Then figure out how much the babysitter charges for two screams: 2 screams * $3/scream = $
<gadget id="calculator">2*3</gadget>
<output>6</output>
6.
Finally, subtract the second babysitter's two charges from the first babysitter's total charge to find the difference: $96 - $72 - $6 = $
<gadget id="calculator">96-72-6</gadget>
<output>18</output>
18.

<result>18</result>