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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 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 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.

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 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.
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Answer 1

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

Reason: The slope of each earnings line (rise/run) gives dollars per hour. Employee 1's line rises $15 for each 1 hour, Employee 2's rises $10 for each 1 hour, so Employee 1 earns more per hour.