Question

Lin is paid $90 for 5 hours of work. She used the following table tocalculate how much she would be paid at this rate for 8 hours of work.1. What is the meaning of the 18that appears in the table?IAmount earned($)Time worked(hours)9052. Explain how Lin used this table tosolve the problem3. At this rate, how much would Linbe paid for 3 hours of work? For21 hours of work?1811448

Answer 1

From the table :

Lin worked for 5 hours and earned 90$

LIn worked for 1 hour and earned 18$

Lin worked for 8 hour

so the earning is

`8*18=144`

Lin worked for 8 hours so the earning is 144$

If lin works for 3 hours then the earning is

So the answer for 3 hours is 54$.

`3*18=54\text{ dollar}`

If lin works for 21 hours then the earning is

`21*18=378\text{ dollar}`

so the answer for 21 hours is 378$.