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Evan earns $12 an hour plus $15 an hour for every hour of overtime. Overtime hours are any hours more than 30 hours for the week,

Part A: Create an equation that shows the amount of money earned, M, for working x hours in a week when there is no overtime.
Part B: Create an equation that shows the amount of wages earned, T, for working y hours of overtime. Hint: Remember to include in the equation the amount earned
from working 30 hours.
Part C: Evan earned $510 in 1 week. How many hours (regular plus overtime) did he work? Show your work.

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Answer:

part A: 12x=30

part b: 12x+15y=30

part c: 510=12x+15x

Explanation:

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