Question

Steven just got a new summer job painting fences in his neighborhood. He will be paid $7.25 an hour. His first customer paid him a total of $36.25.

Part A:
If h = the number of hours Steven worked, write an equation that would show how the customer knew how much to pay him.

Part B:
Using the equation you wrote in Part A, how many total hours did Steven work?



(Explain in detail please.)

Answer 1

Answer:

a). The equation; 7.25 h-36.25=0

b). total number of hours Steven work=5 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Part A

The expression for the total money earned is as follows;

T=E×h

where;

T=total earnings

E=earnings per hour

h=number of hours worked

In our case;

T=$36.25

E=$7.25

h=h

replacing;

36.25=(7.25×h)

36.25=7.25 h

The equation would be; 7.25 h=36.25, or 7.25 h-36.25=0

Part B

7.25 h=36.25

h=36.25/7.25

h=5

total number of hours Steven work=5 hours