Question

Elizabeth earns $9 an hour at her job now. She can represent the total she makes in a month using the expression 9t. Elizabeth has asked for a $2 an hour raise. Which expression would represent the amount she would make in a month after the raise? A. 2t B. t + 2 C. 11t D. t + 11

Answer 1

the answer is C. 11t $9 per hour+$2 per hour= $11 per hour
t=# of hours

Answer 2

So, if she now makes 9 dollars per hour and she wants to make 2 dollars more per hour, this means she will make 9+2=11

11 dollars per hour,

So the correct answer is 11t - option C.

we can also write it as

(9+2)t

this is equivalent to 11t.