Question

Jay earns $8 an hour when he works at his uncle’s store. he earns $9 an hour when he does yard work for his neighbor. which expression represents the total amount he will earn in a week when he works u hours at his uncle’s store and v hours doing yard work for his neighbor?

Answer 1

$8u +$9v = Amount earned

Answer 2

Answer: The required expression is,

`8u+9v`

Explanation:

Here, u represents the number of hours, Jay works with his uncle and v represents the number of hours, he works with his neighbour,

Given,

He $8 an hour when he works at his uncle’s store.

⇒ His earning with his uncle = 8u,

He earns $9 an hour when he does yard work for his neighbor.

⇒ His earning with his neighbour = 9v,

Hence, his total earning = 8u + 9v

Which is the required expression.