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Christi earns $21 per hour working as a receptionist. If she works 19 hours per week, what is her weekly wage?

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Let:

E = Earnings

t = Number of hours

a = Money per hour

so:


E(t)=at

If she works 19 per week, then:

A week, has 7 days, so:


7\cdot19=133hours

Therefore:


\begin{gathered} t=133 \\ a=21 \\ E(133)=21\cdot133=2793 \end{gathered}

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