Question

When Joseph first starts working at a grocery store, his hourly rate is $10. For each year he works at the grocery store, his hourly rate increases by $0.50. Joseph's hourly rate R, in dollars, is a function of t, the number of years he works at the grocery store. Write the function's formula.

Answer 1

R(t)=10+0.50t

Explanation:

His rate is based on time, for the first side of the equation.

His beginning pay would be 10, so 10 would act as the y intercept. The rate increases by 0.50, so for every year (t) it would increase by 0.50, why you add 0.50 and multiply by the amount of years he works.