Question

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Jim and John work at a restaurant. Jim makes $35 plus $3 an hour (35 + 3h). John makes $8 an hour (8h). Who made more money for each of the 3 days?

• Day 1 - they both worked 6 hours:



• Day 2 - they both worked 7 hours:



• Day 3 - they both worked 8 hours:



• Hint for setup: Jim’s Expression (=, < or >) John’s Expression

Answer 1

So, in this problem you already have the equations set up for how much money each one works. You have Jim, earning a starting amount of $35, plus an additional $3 for every hour he works. You also have John, who gets $8.

The variable in the equations is h, which stands for hours. From there, you can put the three different h values (6, 7, and 8) into the equations to see who gets more money.

For instance, for Day 1, Jim gets 35+3x6 dollars, or 35+18=$53, while John gets 8x6 dollars, or $48. You can substitute in 7 and 8 and do the same process to get the answers for Day 1 and 2.

Hope this helps!