Question

Jennifer earns $8.50 per hour for regular work time and $10.50 per hour for overtime. Last week, Jennifer worked 43 hours of regular time and 612 hours of overtime. What amount, in dollars, did Jennifer earn last week? Enter your answer in the box below.

Answer 1

Answer:

$6791.50

Step-by-step explanation:

To answer this question create variables x & y

x = regular work time hours

y = overtime hours

Now make an expression

8.50x + 10.50y

After that substitute 43 for x and 612 for overtime

This means the expression will be 365.5 + 6426

Lastly, add the 2 numbers  to find out how much money Jennifer made

6791.50