Question

Last week, Lindsay earned $10 per hour plus a $60 bonus for good job performance. She spends 1/15 of her paycheck on dinner with friends. If she had not earned the bonus, the amount she spent on dinner would have been 1/10 of her paycheck. Which equation can be used to find h, the number of hours Lindsay worked last week?

A. 1/15 (10h + 60) = 1/10 (10h)
B. 1/15 (10h + 60h) = 1/10 (10h)
C .1/15 h(10 + 60) = 1/10 h(10)
D. 1/15 (10 + 60h) = 1/10 (10h)

Answer 1

A. 1/15 (10h + 60) = 1/10 (10h)
The h represents the hours pay on both sides of the equation. on the left side, the 60 represents the bonus she received. the fractions represent the portion of her check the dinner was in each scenario.