Question

juan works at a retail store. he earns $6 an hour plus $5 bonus each time he gets someone to sign up for the store's credit card. write a formula that will help juan determine how much he will earn in one week

a=total amount earned
h=hours worked in one week
b=number of cards sold in one week

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

Function of "a" = total amount earned
h = hours worked, $6 per hour times number of hours.
b = number of bonus's, $5 per bonus.
One way to set up an equation to capture all of these variables:
a=6h+5b

Answer 4

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Answer 5

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