Question

An employee’s hourly earnings is described by the equation: 10y = 80x. What is the employee’s earning per hour?

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To find the employee's earnings per hour from the equation \( 10y = 80x \), we will isolate \( y \) (the earnings per hour).

1. Start with the equation:
\[
10y = 80x
\]

2. Divide both sides of the equation by 10 to solve for \( y \):
\[
y = \frac{80x}{10}
\]

3. Simplify the right side:
\[
y = 8x
\]

This means that the employee's hourly earnings \( y \) depend on \( x \). However, the exact value of \( y \) depends on the value of \( x \) (which is not provided in your question).

If \( x \) is equal to 1 (for instance, if we consider \( x \) as the number of hours worked), then the employee's earnings per hour would be:
\[
y = 8 \times 1 = 8
\]

Therefore, if \( x \) represents the number of hours worked, the employee earns $8 per hour. If you have a specific value for \( x \), you can substitute it into the equation \( y = 8x \) to find the exact hourly earnings.

Related Questions