Terry earns $10 per hour at Big Bob's Burgers. Jill earns 20% less than Terry and Jerry earns $0.50 more per hour than Jill. Which expression represents how much Jerry earns? (h represents hours)

Question

Terry earns $10 per hour at Big Bob's Burgers. Jill earns 20% less than Terry and Jerry earns $0.50 more per hour than Jill. Which expression represents how much Jerry earns? (h represents hours)
A)	7.6h	
B)	8h	
C)	8.5h	
D)	9h

VIk · Accepted Answer

B 8.5

oobleck · Answer

Jerry = Jill + 0.50 = Terry*0.8 + 0.50 = 10*.8+0.50 = 8.50