Question

Ben earns $940 for working 80 hours on his job

a. Write an equation to represent the amount of pay Ben will earn for any number of hours worked.
b. Use your equation to determine how many hours Ben worked if he earned a total of $411.25

Answer 1

A. Y:11.75x
B. 35 hours

Answer 2

5.1 or 5.140625 (The equation would be 411.25/80=5.140625)

Explanation:

80x=940

x=11.75

80x=411.25

x=5.140625

The equation would be

411.25/80=hours

hours =5.140625

And if you're supposed to round your answer it'd be

5.1