Suppose you make $12 an hour as a lifeguard at the community pool during the summer. Let h represent the number of hours you work in a week. Write an expression that represents the amount of money you earn in a week and evaluate it for h = 15.

Question

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Responses

12h; $180

12 + h; $27

7(12h); $1,260

5(12h); $900

Answer 1

The correct expression that represents the amount of money earned in a week is 12h.

To evaluate it for h = 15, substitute h with 15 in the expression:
12(15) = 180

Therefore, the amount of money earned in a week is $180.