To find out how much more Myesha earns per hour than Wyatt, we can calculate the difference in their earnings per hour.
For Wyatt:
At 10 hours, Wyatt earns $163
At 20 hours, Wyatt earns $326
Wyatt's earnings per hour = (326-163)/(20-10) = $16.30
For Myesha:
At 18 hours, Myesha earns $460.80
At 22 hours, Myesha earns $563.20
Myesha's earnings per hour = (563.20-460.80)/(22-18) = $25.60
Difference in earnings per hour = Myesha's earnings per hour - Wyatt's earnings per hour = $25.60 - $16.30 = $9.30
Therefore, Myesha earns $9.30 more per hour than Wyatt.
Two friends, Myesha and Wyatt, took summer jobs. The graph below represents Wyatt's earnings in dollars and cents, yy, for working xx hours.
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Hours Worked
Earnings (Dollars)
x
y
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Hours Worked
Earnings (Dollars)
(10,$163)
(20,$326)
Wyatt's Earnings
The table below represents Myesha's earnings in dollars and cents, yy, for working xx hours.
Myesha's Earnings
Hours left bracket x right bracketHours (x) Earnings left bracket y right bracketEarnings (y)
1818 dollar sign, 460, point, 8, 0$460.80
2222 dollar sign, 563, point, 2, 0$563.20
3535 dollar sign, 896$896
3737 dollar sign, 947, point, 2, 0$947.20
How much more does Myesha earn per hour than Wyatt?
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