Question

Ben works as a park ranger and makes $35 an hour
His friend Steve works at a nature tour guide and makes $30 an hour and an additional $20 in tips per day
Write an equation that represents Ben’s wage. Lex x represent the number of hours he worked and y represent how much he earns
Write an equation for steves wage let x represent the number of hours he works and y represent how much he earns

Answer 1

To write the equations representing the wages of Ben and Steve, we can express their earnings in terms of the number of hours they work (denoted as \( x \)) and their respective wages.

**Ben's Wage**:
- Ben makes $35 per hour.
- The equation representing Ben's earnings \( y \) in terms of the hours he works \( x \) is:
\[
y = 35x
\]

**Steve's Wage**:
- Steve makes $30 per hour and also earns an additional $20 in tips per day.
- Therefore, his total earning equation, where \( y \) represents his earnings, is:
\[
y = 30x + 20
\]

In summary:
- **Ben's Equation**: \( y = 35x \)
- **Steve's Equation**: \( y = 30x + 20 \)