Question

The equation y = 12x gives Philip's earnings in dollars, y, for working x hours. Thetable below shows Fiona's earnings at her job.FIONA'S EARNINGSTime, x Earnings, y(hours) (dollars)3425707989126How much more does Fiona carn per hour than Philip?$2B $6C 514D $30Ο ΑD

Answer 1

According to the equation (y=12x) Philip earns 12$ per hour. In order to compare this value to Fiona earnings we must find the slope of the line which represents the information in the table.

Finding the slope with the slope formula and the points (3,42) and (5,70), we have:

`m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)=(70-42)/(5-3)=(28)/(2)=14`

Fiona earns 14$ per hour, so she earns 2$ per hour more than Philip.

The answer is the option A.