Question

Suppose you earn $5.50 an hour working at the plant nursery on weekends. Given your table of values in part a, write an equation to represent how many hours you would have to work to pay for the first year of video streaming service.

Answer 1

Answer: 21.82

Explanation:

To calculate how many hours you would need to work to pay for the first year of a video streaming service, we need to determine the cost of the service for one year.

Let's assume the video streaming service costs $10 per month. To find the cost for a year, we multiply the monthly cost by 12:

$10/month * 12 months = $120/year

Now, we can set up an equation to represent how many hours you would have to work to earn $120. Since you earn $5.50 per hour, the equation would be:

$5.50/hour * x hours = $120

To solve for x (the number of hours), we divide both sides of the equation by $5.50:

x hours = $120 / $5.50

Now, let's calculate the value:

x hours = 21.82

So, you would need to work approximately 21.82 hours to pay for the first year of the video streaming service.

Please note that the exact value of x may differ depending on any additional costs or taxes associated with your earnings or the video streaming service.