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Two friends, Jordan and Nicole, took summer jobs. Nicole earned $208.80 in 8 hours. The table below represents Jordan's earnings in dollars and cents, y, for working x hours.

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Answer:$29.60

Explanation:

The table below shows Nicole's earnings on the job.

\text{Time (hours)}Time (hours) \text{Earnings (dollars)}Earnings (dollars)

1010 \$296$296

2222 \$651.20$651.20

2424 \$710.40$710.40

\text{What is Nicole's rate of pay, in dollars per hour?}

What is Nicole’s rate of pay, in dollars per hour?

\text{Rate}=

Rate=

\,\,\frac{\text{Dollars}}{\text{Hours}}

Hours

Dollars

\text{Rate}=

Rate=

\,\,\frac{296}{10}

10

296

\text{Rate}=

Rate=

\,\,29.6

29.6

\text{We get the same rate of pay for every pair:}

We get the same rate of pay for every pair:

\text{Time (hours)}Time (hours) \text{Earnings (dollars)}Earnings (dollars) \text{Rate}Rate

1010 \$296$296 \frac{\$296}{10}=29.6

10

$296

=29.6

2222 \$651.20$651.20 \frac{\$651.20}{22}=29.6

22

$651.20

=29.6

2424 \$710.40$710.40 \frac{\$710.40}{24}=29.6

24

$710.40

=29.6

\text{Nicole's rate of pay is \$29.60 per hour.}

Nicole’s rate of pay is $29.60 per hour.

This is the same as the constant of proportionality between earnings and time.

User MiniMe
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26.1 would be your answer, i THINK. considering you didn't add the table ;-;

User Jimbob
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