Maggie has a job working in an office for $9 an hour and another job driving a tractor for $11 an hour. Maggie works at both jobs and earns $495 in one week.
(a) Write an equation that gives the number of hours, x, she worked for $9 per hour and the number of hours, y, she worked for $11 per hour.

Question

Maggie has a job working in an office for $9 an hour and another job driving a tractor for $11 an hour. Maggie works at both jobs and earns $495 in one week.
(a) Write an equation that gives the number of hours, x, she worked for $9 per hour and the number of hours, y, she worked for $11 per hour.

anonymous · Answer

9x + 11y = 495

anonymous · Answer

Find the x- and y-intercepts for this equation.