Question

Jeannie works 5 hours on Tuesday, 3 hours on Wednesday, and 4.5 hours on Thursday. If h represents her hourly pay rate, which expression below shows the amount she earned?
12.5
12.5h
12.5 + h
StartFraction 12.5 Over h EndFraction

Answer 1

To find Jeannie's total earnings, first, we need to calculate the total hours she worked over the three days:

- Tuesday: 5 hours
- Wednesday: 3 hours
- Thursday: 4.5 hours

Now we add those hours together:

5 + 3 + 4.5 = 12.5 hours

Since \( h \) represents her hourly pay rate, her total earnings can be expressed as:

\[
\text{Total Earnings} = \text{Total Hours Worked} \times \text{Hourly Pay Rate} = 12.5 \times h
\]

This means the correct expression that shows the amount she earned is:

\[
12.5h
\]

So the answer is **12.5h**.