Question

write an algebraic expression to model each situation. you have a summer job at a car wash. you earn $8.50 per hour and are expected to pay a one-time fee of $15 for the uniform. if you work x hours per week, how much will you make during the first week? show all your work.

Answer 1

So we know $8.50 per hour
One-time fee of $15 for uniform
x hours per week

y=8.5x-15

Answer 2

The algebraic expression to the model is
`8.5x-15`

Explanation:

Consider the provide situation.

You have a summer job at a car wash. you earn $8.50 per hour and are expected to pay a one-time fee of $15 for the uniform.

Let you work for x hours per week and you earn $8.50 per hours, so the money you will earn can be represented as:

8.50 times x or 8.50x

Now you need to pay one time fee of $15 for the uniform.

For the one time fee use a negative sign.

Thus, the required expression is:

`8.50x-15`

The algebraic expression to the model is
`8.5x-15`