Question

Yesterday Howard made $7 an hour while working. He also got a $10 tip. Let h

represent the number of hours he worked. Let M represent the total amount of money
he earned. Write an equation showing the total amount that he earned.

Answer 1

m = 7h + 10

Explanation:

Since m is representing the total amount of money he earned, we will leave that on one side. If h is the number of hours we worked, the coefficient of h is 7 because he earns 7 dollars an hour. The ten dollar tip is independent from the variables.