Question

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The equation y=15x describes the amount of money Louis earns, where x is the number of hours he works and y is the amount of money he earns. The table shows the amount of money Carl earns for different numbers of hours works.

Carl's earnings: Time (h) 3, 5, 8, 10 Money earned ($) 45, 75, 120, 150

(a) how much money does Louis make per hour? (b) how much money does Carl
earn per hour? (c) who earns more money per hour? How do you know?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Louis earns 15 $ per hour.

for Carl

money earned per hour=45/3=15 $

both earn same amount.

Answer 2

a. $15.00

b. $15.00

c. they earn the same. If you divide Carl's hours by the amount of time he works, for instance, 45÷3=15, you get 15 for all of them. They earn the same.