Question

During the summer Patrick paints houses and Michelle works as a lifeguard To show

their earnings, Patrick makes a graph and Michelle makes a table. Who earns more
money per hour and by how much more?

Answer 1

Michelle's wages is $6.25 per hour more than the Patrick's wage.

Explanation:

Consider the provided graph.

The slope of line is 18.

That means Patrick's wages is $18 per hour.

Now we need to find how much Michelle's wages per hour.

To find this divide the earnings by time.

`(97)/(4)=24.25`

Therefore, Michelle's wages is $24.25 per hour.

Hence, Michelle's wages is more than the Patrick's wage.

$24.25-$18=$6.25

Thus, Michelle's wages is $6.25 per hour more than the Patrick's wage.

Answer 2

Michelle, $6.25/hour more

Explanation:

Patrick - Makes $18/hour

Michelle - makes $24.25/hour

97/4

24.25

24.25 - 18 = 6.25