Question

A graph with an orange line going through 5 to 40, the x-line titled Hours and the y-line titled Amount in Dollars.



The graph illustrates how much Amanda makes babysitting her little cousins. Using the graph, predict how much Amanda will make if she babysits them for eight hours.

$125
$80
$85
$120

Answer 1

I can’t be sure from that description alone — could you upload the graph or give two clear points from the orange line (for example (x1,y1) and (x2,y2))?

If the line passes through (5, 40) (i.e. Amanda earns $40 for 5 hours), the hourly rate is 40/5 = $8/hr, so for 8 hours she would make 8·8 = $64 (which is not one of the listed choices).

If you can attach the image or tell me two points on the line I’ll compute the correct answer and pick the matching choice.