Employee 1

Question

Earnings per Hour
Hours Earnings
1 10
2 20
3 30
A line graph is titled as Employee 2, Earnings per Hour. The x-axis is labeled Hours ranging from 0 to 6 in increments of 1. The y-axis is labeled Earnings in dollars, ranging from 0 to 80 in increments of 5. A solid line joins four plotted points. The coordinates of the plotted points are as follows: 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.

The proportional relationship for the earnings and hours worked for Employee 1 is displayed in the table. The proportional relationship between the earnings and hours worked for Employee 2 is displayed in the graph. What is the equation that represents the proportional relationship between the earnings and hours worked for Employee 1 and Employee 2?

(1 point)
The equation for Employee 1 is ?

Answer 1

Earnings = 10 * Hours

The equation for Employee 2 is not explicitly given in the question, but based on the plotted points, it seems to be:

Earnings = 15 * Hours

Answer 2

both are wrong

Answer 3

Apologies for the mistake.

For Employee 1, the correct equation would be:
Earnings = 10 * Hours

And for Employee 2, the correct equation would be:
Earnings = 15 * Hours

Thank you for pointing out the error.