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URGENT!!!!!

Every week, Hector works 20 hours and earns $210.00. He earns a constant amount of money per hour. Construct an equation that can be used to determine the number of hours, h, Hector works given the number of weeks, w.

URGENT!!!!! Every week, Hector works 20 hours and earns $210.00. He earns a constant-example-1
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h=20w

in one week hector works 20 hours

in two hector works 40 etc


h = hours and w = weeks. the money is just extra information.

h=20w works because if it has been two weeks we substitute the w with the number 2 and can solve

h=20(2)

h=20x2

h=40

This proves that the equation is true

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