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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 5 in increments of 1. The vertical axis shows earning in dollars ranging from 0 to 65 in increments of 5. Four data points are plotted on the graph at left parenthesis 0 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2 comma 30 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 3 comma 45 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 4 comma 60 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 earning in dollars ranging from 0 to 60 in increments of 10. Four data points are plotted on the graph at left parenthesis 0 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 3 comma 30 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 4 comma 40 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 5 comma 50 right parenthesis. A line connects all the data points.

Two employees tracked their earnings and the hours that they worked. The graphs document the earnings for Employee 1 and Employee 2. Which employee earns more per hour?

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Responses

Employee 2, because Employee 1 earns $10 per hour and Employee 2 earns $15 per hour.
Employee 2, because Employee 1 earns $10 per hour and Employee 2 earns $15 per hour.

Employee 1, because Employee 1 earns $30 per hour and Employee 2 earns $10 per hour.
Employee 1, because Employee 1 earns $30 per hour and Employee 2 earns $10 per hour.

Employee 2, because Employee 1 earns $15 per hour and Employee 2 earns $30 per hour.
Employee 2, because Employee 1 earns $15 per hour and Employee 2 earns $30 per hour.

Employee 1, because Employee 1 earns $15 per hour and Employee 2 earns $10 per hour.
Employee 1, because Employee 1 earns $15 per hour and Employee 2 earns $10 per hour.
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To determine which employee earns more per hour, we need to calculate the earnings per hour for both employees based on the information provided in the graphs.

Employee 1:

  • At 2 hours, earns $30: \(\frac{30}{2} = 15\) dollars per hour
  • At 3 hours, earns $45: \(\frac{45}{3} = 15\) dollars per hour
  • At 4 hours, earns $60: \(\frac{60}{4} = 15\) dollars per hour
  • The earnings for Employee 1 is consistently \(15\) dollars per hour.

Employee 2:

  • At 3 hours, earns $30: \(\frac{30}{3} = 10\) dollars per hour
  • At 4 hours, earns $40: \(\frac{40}{4} = 10\) dollars per hour
  • At 5 hours, earns $50: \(\frac{50}{5} = 10\) dollars per hour
  • The earnings for Employee 2 is consistently \(10\) dollars per hour.

Conclusion:

Employee 1 earns \(15\) dollars per hour, while Employee 2 earns \(10\) dollars per hour.

The correct response is: Employee 1, because Employee 1 earns $15 per hour and Employee 2 earns $10 per hour.