Question

Carlos has two summer jobs. During the week he works in the grocery store, and on

the weekend he works at a nursery. He gets paid $16 per hour to work at the grocery
store and $17 per hour to work at the nursery. How much does he earn if he works 15
hours at the grocery store and 16 hours at the nursery? How much does he earn if he
works g hours at the grocery store and n hours at the nursery?

Answer 1

$512

16g+17n= m

Explanation:

Multiply 16 and 15 to represent the amount of money from working in the grocery store and 17 and 16 to represent the money from the nusery home. Add them to get 512.