Question

The amount of pay Rachel will earn in an 8 hour shift if Rachel earns $3 more per hour than Leah's pay, .

Answer 1

Question is Incomplete; Complete question is given below;

The amount of pay Rachel will earn in an 8 hour shift if Rachel earns $3 more per hour than Leah's pay,
`p.` Using the given variables, write an expression for given situation.

Answer:

The expression for the amount Rachel will earn in 8 hrs shift is
`24+8p.`

Explanation:

Given:

Leah's pay per hour is
`'p '.`

Now given:

Rachel earns $3 more per hour than Leah's pay.

So we can say that;

Rachel's pay per hour =
`3+p`

Now Number of hours Rachel work = 8 hrs

We need to write an expression for the amount Rachel will earn in 8 hrs shift.

Solution:

Now we know that;

the amount Rachel will earn is equal to Number of hours Rachel work multiplied by Rachel's pay per hour.

framing in expression form we get;

the amount Rachel will earn =
`8(3+p) =24+8p`

Hence The expression for the amount Rachel will earn in 8 hrs shift is
`24+8p.`