Question

HELP PLEASE !
(02.02 HC)Drey makes $10 an hour plus $15 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.Part B: Create an equation that shows the amount of wages earned, S, for working y hours of overtime. Hint: Remember to include in the equation the amount earned from working 40 hours.Part C: Drey earned $490 in 1 week. How many hours (regular plus overtime) did he work?

Answer 1

Any one there ?

Answer 2

If Drey worked 10 hours in a certain week, how much would he make?
If he worked 40 in a certain week how much would he make?

Answer 3

im not sure :/

Answer 4

Let's try it this way. If someone gave you a job and said you were getting $10 per hour and you worked 2 hours, how much would you expect to get paid?

Answer 5

$20

Answer 6

right. last one. I just want to show you the pattern. what about if you worked 5 hours?

Answer 7

$50 lol

Answer 8

great!

Answer 9

So how do I make an equation? 😕

Answer 10

the problem defines W as wages and x as hours so