Question

Anne and Kyleigh worked over summer vacation.

The equation below represents the amount of money Anne earned after x hours of work.

y = $12.50x

The table below shows the amount of money Kyleigh earned after x hours of work.

Hours Income
4 $58.00
8 $116.00
12 $174.00
16 $232.00

Who earned more money per hour at their job?

Answer 1

Answer:

  Kyleigh

Step-by-step explanation:

We can compute Anne's pay for 4 hours to be ...

  y = $12.50 × 4 = $50.00

Kyleigh earned $58.00 for the same period of time, so Kyleigh earns more per hour.