Question

Maria makes 9 dollars for each hour of work. Write an equation to represent her total pay p after working h hours.

Answer 1

9h/p

Explanation:

9 x # of hours = total pay

$9 is the dollars for each hour, so you multiply that by how many hours Maria works. You will get the total pay.

Answer 2

Answer: p = 9h

Explanation:

If she makes 9 dollars of every hour of work, this will be a linear equation. We will write it as the following:

p = 9h