Question

At his job,Tomas earns a commission plus an hourly wage.The expression below describes the total dollar amount Tomas earns ,based on the numbers of hours he works.

250 +8.5h
Which of the following represents the hourly rate Tomas earns?
A.)8.5
B.)h
C.)8.5h
D.)250

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Option A : 8.5 is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Given that:

Tomas earns a commission and hourly wage.

Let,

h be the number of hours worked by Tomas.

Commission + Hourly wage * Number of hours

The given expression for his earning is

250 + 8.5h

As h is the number of hours, thus, 8.5 is the hourly wage of Tomas.

Hence,

Option A : 8.5 is the correct answer.