Question

Carissa earns $450 per week for a 40 hour work week plus $16.83 per hour for each hour of overtime after 40 hours. Write an equation that would be used to determine her weekly wages where,

Answer 1

450 + 16.83
`x`

x = the number of overtime hours worked.

Answer 2

y = 16.83x + 450

Explanation:

y - the amount earned

x - the hours worked overtime

450 is a constant, it is a value that is always present, and doesn't change or depend on anything. 16.83 is a coefficient whose value needs to be multiplied by the x value to hold true in the equation.