Question

The weekly salary Y of an individual is proportional to the number of hours X worked. A person who works 40 hours is paid 900$. Write an equation that represents the situation. Then determine how many hours the individual worked if the amount paid is 630$

An equation that represents the situation is y = ____

An individual has worked ____ hours if the amount paid is 630$

PLZZZZZ HELP ME OUT. the (_____) is where the answer goes

Answer 1

y = 22.5x

worked 28 hours

Explanation:

First find out what they make in 1 hour (rather than 40)

you can do this by 900 / 40 which gives you 22.5

this means for every hour worked, they get $22.50

so you can make the equation of y = 22.5x

try finding the hours worked by division

630/ 22.5 = 28

plug 28 into your equation to check

y = 22.5 ( 28 )

y = $630

hope this helps