Answer: Suppose you are working at a retail store and you earn $5.30 per hour. You took a 30 minute break during your shift, so you only worked t hours. Additionally, your boss gave you a bonus of $11 for your excellent performance. However, you were also penalized $5 for taking a longer break than allowed.
To determine how much money you made during your shift after the bonus and penalty, we can use the expression 5.3t - (20/4) + 11.
The term 5.3t represents the total amount you earned for the hours you worked. The term (20/4) is the penalty you incurred for taking a longer break. The term 11 is the bonus you earned for your excellent performance. So, 5.3t - (20/4) + 11 gives the net amount of money you earned during your shift after the penalty and bonus.
For example, if you worked for 6 hours, the expression would be:
5.3(6) - (20/4) + 11 = 31.8 - 5 + 11 = $37.8
Therefore, after the penalty and bonus, you earned $37.8 during your 6-hour shift. ^^