Jordan and Jake each work during the summer. Jordan earns $9 per hour at her job. Jordan also gets a $10 weekly allowance. Jordan displayed her earnings in a table. Hours 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Earnings 10 19 28 37 46 55 64 73 82 Jake earns $6.50 per hour at his job. Jake also gets a $15 weekly allowance. Jake displayed his earnings in a graph. How many hours will it take for Jordan and Jake to earn the same amount of money? Enter your answer in the box. hours

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Alyssa Guzman

2 July, 18:39

Jordan and Jake each work during the summer. Jordan earns $9 per hour at her job. Jordan also gets a $10 weekly allowance. Jordan displayed her earnings in a table. Hours 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Earnings 10 19 28 37 46 55 64 73 82 Jake earns $6.50 per hour at his job. Jake also gets a $15 weekly allowance. Jake displayed his earnings in a graph. How many hours will it take for Jordan and Jake to earn the same amount of money? Enter your answer in the box. hours

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Roderick Kirk · Answer 1

Jordan : 10 + 9h

Jake : 15 + 6.50h

when will they be equal ... so set them equal and solve for h (hours)

10 + 9h = 15 + 6.50h

9h - 6.50h = 15 - 10

2.50h = 5

h = 5 / 2.50

h = 2 < = = = they will be equal at 2 hrs