Question

Annie's current earnings are shown in the table.

She was offered a new job that will pay $7.25 per hour. Assume
that her earnings vary directly with the number of hours worked.
Which job pays more an hour?

Answer 1

Annie's new job pays more an hour.

Explanation:

They tell us that her new job pays $7.25 per hour. So to determine which job pays her more, we need to find how much she earns in her current job.

There are a few ways to find this (none of them are hard.) But this is the easiest way in my opinion.

The chart tells you that Annie earns $13 in 2 hours. We need to find how much she earns in 1 hour. All you need to do is divide $13 by two.

13/2 = 6.5

6.5 = $6.50

If her current job pays her $6.50 an hour and her new job pays $7.25 an hour, she should consider higher paying jobs.

But, yes, the new job pays her more an hour.