Question

At his summer job, Sam's regular wage is $9.50/h. For any overtime, Sam earns 1.5 times his regular wage.
a) write an equation representing Sam's regular pay
b) write a seperate equation representing sam's overtime pay
c) sam gets a raise to $10/h. how does this change affect the equations?

Answer 1

For a, we do not care about the overtime
His wage is 9.50 for every hour, so lets call this function f(h). A function of the hours he did.
f(h)=9.50 * h

Answer 2

Can you try to do the rest? It is very similar logic

Answer 3

@Andras i dont think i can

Answer 4

but do you need the overtime part for part b

Answer 5

or do i just use the same equation or something

Answer 6

i dont really get the rest of it

Answer 7

^ the question

Answer 8

The overtime is 1.5 times:
9.5*1.5=14.25
So lets call that function g(h)
g(h)=14.25h

Answer 9

okay

Answer 10

sam gets a raise to $10/h. how does this change affect the equations?
Same as before just replace 9.5 with 10

Answer 11

so then would i just write g=10h

Answer 12

or 10x1.5

Answer 13

f(h)=9.50 * h
changes to?

9.5*1.5=14.25
g(h)=14.25h
changes to?

Answer 14

ohhhhh so substitue 10 for all of the equations

Answer 15

right?

Answer 16

yep, so what is your new f(h) and g(h)?

Answer 17

f(h)=10xh

Answer 18

and?

Answer 19

10x1.5=15

Answer 20

g(h)=15h

Answer 21

yes, you got that right :)

Answer 22

so do i need to explain in words why it will affect it or do i just write that the outcome will be different

Answer 23

..or leave the new equations there

Answer 24

with their functions?

Answer 25

write down the new equations, that should do.
maybe label the new functions a bit differently
Lets say instead of f(h) and g(h) you can write f*(h) and g*(h)

Answer 26

oh okay and thanks for the help!

Answer 27

Welcome