Question

my and Ben each get paid an hourly wage of $12 per hour. This week, Ben will make an additional $46 in overtime pay. They want to calculate the total amount of money they will make this week if Amy works
hours and Ben works
hours.

Answer 1

Let A = hours Amy works and B = hours Ben works.

- Amy's pay = 12A dollars.
- Ben's pay = 12B + 46 dollars (his $12/hr pay plus $46 overtime).

Total = 12A + (12B + 46) = 12(A + B) + 46 dollars.

If you give specific numbers for A and B I can compute the numeric total.