Question

Todd hired a handyman to replace some tiles in his bathroom. He paid him $24 per hour of work and $15 as a tip.

Answer 1

full question:
Todd hired a handyman to replace some tiles in his bathroom. He paid him $24 per hour of work and $15 as a tip. If the handyman worked for t hours, the amount he got paid is given by the expression ____________ If he worked for 3 hours, he would receive _______________

answer choices:
first blank:
t + 24 + 15
24t + 15t
24t + 15
24(t + 15) .

second blank:
$42
$87
$93
$117

Answer 2

let's let t = # of hours of work

to find the amount earned, multiply the hourly wage by the # of hours worked
then add on the tip
result will be the expression used in the first blank

for the second blank, simply let t = 3 hours and evaluate the expression