Question

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

Lets start with part c
he made $490 in a week
Divide that by ten then show me what u get.

Answer 2

49

Answer 3

yep now he can only work 40 hours with making ten dollars. so we know that he worked 40 hours for sure. now for part a they want to know how much money he made earning 10 dollars an hour without going over time. do what is 40 * 10 = ?

Answer 4

400

Answer 5

Great Job! so our equation for part A would be $10 * 40 = $400 correct?

Answer 6

do you agree^^^

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

making sense so far?

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

ok awesome! now for part B they want you to create an equation for the amount he worked overtime. Now Do you remember how many hours a week he can work without going over time?

Answer 11

any hours more than 40 hours a week

Answer 12

Correct! and we already figured out he worked 49 hours this week. so that means he worked 9 hour overtime. and he makes $15 an hour over time so what is 15*9=?

Answer 13

understand?