Question

3) Valerie works at a local amusement park. She earns $9.80 per hour. She 20 points

also receives $10 for meals daily. Last Friday, Valerie earned $88.40.
Which equation can be used to determine how many hours Valerie
worked on Friday? *
a. 9.80h + 10 = 88.40
b. 88.40h + 9.80 = 10
c. 10h + 88.40 = 9.80
d. 10h + 9.80 = 88.40

Answer 1

Answer: Choice A

9.80h+10 = 88.40

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Work Shown:

• h = number of hours worked.
• 9.80h = amount of money earned after working h number of hours (ignoring the meal bonus).
• 9.80h+10 = total amount of money earned after adding on the meal bonus.
• 9.80h+10 = 88.40 is the equation we use since the total 9.80h+10 is the same as the total she earned 88.40 dollars.

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Extra info (optional section)

If you want to solve for h, then you could follow these steps.

9.80h+10 = 88.40

9.80h = 88.40-10 ... subtract 10 from both sides

9.80h = 78.40

h = 78.40/9.80 .... divide both sides by 9.80

h = 8

Valerie worked 8 hours on Friday.

As a check,

9.80h + 10 = 88.40

9.80*8 + 10 = 88.40

78.40 + 10 = 88.40

88.40 = 88.40

The answer is confirmed.