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Rex is paid $15 an hour he receives an additional $5 for gas each day that he works. Let p= amount paid and t= time worked. Choose ALL the function rules that could represent the scenario.

Rex is paid $15 an hour he receives an additional $5 for gas each day that he works-example-1
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The amount paid 'p' is composed by two parts:

One fixed value of $5 per day,

One variable part of $15 per hour worked.

If he works 't' hours, we have the following equation for the amount paid 'p':


p=15t+5

So the correct options are the second and fourth ones.

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