Question

Mike works part-time at a grocery store. He also mows lawns to earn some extra money. He earns $9.50 per hour at the grocery store and $12 per hour for mowing lawns. He worked for a total of 40 hours last week.

Which equation represents the relationship between his total earnings (y ), in dollars, and the number of hours he worked at the grocery store (x ) last week?

Answer 1

What are your choices? What is your answer?

Answer 2

Merlinda earns $146 less per week than Barbara. The combined income of these two people is $390 per week. How much per week does each person earn?