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An illustration shows two graphs depicting earnings per hour for employees 1 and 2. The first graph shows earnings per hour for employee 1. The horizontal axis shows hours ranging from 0 to 8 in increments of 2. The vertical axis shows earnings in dollars ranging from 0 to 80 in increments of 5. Four data points are plotted on the graph at left parenthesis 0 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2 comma 25 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 4 comma 50 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 6 comma 75 right parenthesis. A line connects all the data points. The second graph shows earnings per hour for employee 2. The horizontal axis shows hours ranging from 0 to 6 in increments of 1. The vertical axis shows earnings in dollars ranging from 0 to 80 in increments of 5. Four data points are plotted on the graph at left parenthesis 0 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 1 comma 15 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 3 comma 45 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 5 comma 75 right parenthesis. A line connects all the data points.

The earnings for Employee 1 and Employee 2 are displayed in the following graphs. Which employee earns more per hour?

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earns more per hour.
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Answer 1

To determine which employee earns more per hour based on the graphs described:

• For Employee 1, the earnings per hour plotted are as follows:

  • At 0 hours: $0
  • At 2 hours: $25
  • At 4 hours: $50
  • At 6 hours: $75
  • This indicates that Employee 1 earns $12.50 per hour (average) over 6 hours.

• For Employee 2, the earnings per hour plotted are:

  • At 0 hours: $0
  • At 1 hour: $15
  • At 3 hours: $45
  • At 5 hours: $75
  • This indicates that Employee 2 earns $15.00 per hour (average) over 5 hours.

Since Employee 2 earns more per hour than Employee 1, the conclusion is:

Employee 2 earns more per hour.