Question

Finn works at a coffee shop. He earns $15 per hour. On Saturday, he worked x hours at the coffee house, and his neighbor paid him $10 per hour to walk the dog for w hours. Write an expression that represents the amount Finn earned on Saturday.

A) 15x + 10w
B) 10x + 15w
C) 25x + 10w
D) 15x - 10w

Answer 1

Finn's earnings on Saturday from the coffee shop and dog walking are represented by the expression 15x + 10w, representing his hourly wages multiplied by the respective hours worked in each job. This is option A).

Step-by-step explanation:

To represent the amount Finn earned on Saturday, we need to calculate his earnings from two different jobs. He earns $15 per hour at the coffee shop and worked there for x hours. This part of his earnings is represented by the expression 15x. In addition, he is paid $10 per hour to walk his neighbor's dog for w hours, which gives us the expression 10w.

To find the total amount he earned from both jobs, we add these two expressions together. The correct expression that represents the amount Finn earned on Saturday is therefore 15x + 10w, which corresponds to option A).