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The equation y = 18x describes the amount of money Spongebob earns as a fry cook, where x is the

number of hours he works and y is the amount of money he earns. Show work. Complete sentence.
The table shows the amount of money Squidward earns as a cashier for different numbers of hours worked.
Squidward’s Earnings
Time (h) 3 5 8 10
Money earned
($) 48 80 128 160
(a) How much money does Spongebob earn per hour?
(b) How much money does Squidward earn per hour?
(c) Who earns more per hour? Justify your answer

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a.) How much money does Spongebob earn per hour?


  • \$ \: 18

b.) How much money does Squidward earn per hour?


  • \$ \: 16

c) Who earns more per hour? Justify your answer

Spongebob earns more than that of squidward per hour.

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The equation y = 18x describes the amount of money Spongebob earns as a fry cook, where-example-1
The equation y = 18x describes the amount of money Spongebob earns as a fry cook, where-example-2
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