Question

1) At his summer job, Sam’s regular wage is $9.50/h. For any overtime,

Sam earns 1.5 times his regular wage.
a) Write an equation representing Sam’s regular pay.
b) Write a separate equation representing Sam’s overtime pay.
c) Sam gets a raise to $10/h. How does this change affect the
equations?

Answer 1

a)$9.50/hr b) $14.25/hr c) change the first equation by 50cents for $10/hr

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: m=9.50(h)

M= 9.50(1.5)(h)

If Sam got a raise to 10 dollars an hour he would be making 50 cents more. You would have to change the previous wage of 9.50 to 10.

Explanation: