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Use the graph to answer the questions below.How much does her pay increase for each hour worked?What is the slope of the line?

Use the graph to answer the questions below.How much does her pay increase for each-example-1

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Part A

Her pay increase for each hour worked is;

From the graph, we need to look at the x-axis and y-axis to compare the hours worked and the pay

After 1hour, her pay is $80

After 2hours, her pay is $140.

After 3hours, her pay is $200.

Hence, from the above we see that her pay increase for each hour worked is 140 - 80 or 200 - 140 = $60.

Part B

The slope of the line is;


\begin{gathered} m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) \\ \text{when we pick two points, hour 1 and hour 2 on the x-axis, and get the corresponding pay for each hour on the y-a}\xi s \\ \text{Thus we have it that,} \\ m=(140-80)/(2-1) \\ m=(60)/(1) \\ m=60 \end{gathered}

The slope of the line, therefore, is 60 $/hr

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