Diane earns 14 dollars each hour working part time at a bookstore. She earns one additional dollar for each book that she sells.

Question

Let A be the amount (in dollars) that Dianne earns in an hour if she sells b books
Write an equation relating A to B

Answer 1

Diane's earnings can be calculated based on her hourly wage and the additional earnings from the books she sells.

She earns $14 for each hour she works, plus an additional $1 for each book sold. Therefore, if she sells \( b \) books, her total earnings \( A \) can be represented by the equation:

\[ A = 14 + b \]

In this equation:

• \( A \) is the total amount of money Diane earns in dollars.
• \( b \) is the number of books she sells.

So, for each book sold, she earns an additional dollar on top of her hourly wage of $14.

Answer 2

Tell me the x and y coordinates to graph this equation