Question

Your job pays $30 per hour. Write a variable expression for your pay in dollars for working 40 hours. What is your pay if you work 40 hours?

Answer 1

\[y=\text{Money}\\x=\text{the time you have been working}\\ a=Money/Time\]
\[y=a\cdot x\]
\[y=30\cdot 40=1200 $\]