Macbook screen blacking out

Hey! I have a 2008 macbook, and the screen keeps blacking out whenever I open it. Any suggestions or info on how much it is to get fixed?

I have a 2009 MacBook and have the same problem!!!!!!!!!! I thought it was cause I needed to replace the battery and that did but nothing resolved the blackouting issue. I called tec supprt and they walked me through a process to see if it was the hardware. this is what they had me try: turn off it. remove the battery. press the power button for 5 second. replace the battery. connect the charger to the laptop. have someone ready to turn it on, because right after press down at the same time ( option, command, the letter r and p ) at the same time. hold them down until you hear the start up chime twice.
My Mac turned on fine and i was soooo happy that it was back to normal. I even asked to speak to his supervisor and tell him how helpful the representive was..however....I walked away from it for about 15 mins...and BOOM....back to the same poop!!!!!! i was soooo mad!!!!! and the worse part is that I am taking online classes! and so I depend on this laptop like no other! I called back and basically they told me that it seems like the backlight is going out and quoted me at $400 to replace!!!!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!
It works ok when I turn it on and once I cn see the desktop with a flash light at an angle...cause its all dark....I turn up and down the brightness buttons.
If you find a solution let me know please!!!!

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