Niall owes $187 to his cousin. However, he doesn't have any money right now. He hopes to earn some money by painting a house. He gets paid $34 for every 2 hours he paints. Which equation of a line models y, the amount of money he will have after paying back his cousin, in terms of x, the number of hours he spends painting?
y = 34x − 187
y = 17x + 187
y = 34x + 187
y = 17x − 187

Question

Niall owes $187 to his cousin. However, he doesn't have any money right now. He hopes to earn some money by painting a house. He gets paid $34 for every 2 hours he paints. Which equation of a line models y, the amount of money he will have after paying back his cousin, in terms of x, the number of hours he spends painting?
y = 34x − 187
y = 17x + 187
y = 34x + 187
y = 17x − 187

maddielb · Answer

What are you thinking it would be?

maddielb · Answer

Well since he gets paid $34 everyone 2 hours and not one, it would be 17x because he earns $17/hr. And he doesn't have any money right now so it should be y=17x-187