Question

PLEASE HELP I WILL MEDAL AND FAN!
ONLY ONE QUESTION, NEED HELP ASAP!

Answer 1

Andrew makes $6 an hour plus $9 an hour for every hour of overtime. Overtime hours are any hours more than 40 hours for the week.

Part A: Create an equation that shows the amount of wages earned, W, for working x hours in a week when there is no overtime.

Answer 2

I think that it is 6x >40???

Answer 3

@jim_thompson5910 can you help?

Answer 4

they want an equation not an inequality

Answer 5

equations always have = signs in them

Answer 6

okay so I am trying to figure it out.. do I have the numbers correct?

Answer 7

Andrew makes $6 an hour

x = number of hours

so if he worked x hours, then he makes 6x dollars

agreed?

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

sorry I was on the phone for a min

Answer 10

6x+9x=40?

Answer 11

Part A: Create an equation that shows the amount of wages earned, W, for working x hours in a week when there is no overtime.

Answer 12

it says "no overtime" so ignore the $9 part

Answer 13

ok so 6x=?

Answer 14

so W = 6x

Answer 15

W = amount earned

Answer 16

ok... If he worked full time, he worked for 40 hours?

Answer 17

yes

Answer 18

because it says no overtime? I want to be sure that this is the right step towards the answer.... Thank you for being willing to help me.

Answer 19

hello? @jim_thompson5910

Answer 20

sorry about that

Answer 21

for `Part A: Create an equation that shows the amount of wages earned, W, for working x hours in a week when there is no overtime.` they just want W = 6x

they don't want anything more

Answer 22

and yeah they say no overtime, so ignore that for now