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19 September, 02:08

Jay earns $50 per week plus $5.25 fro each hour worked in a given week Fred earnings are calculated using the formula p=6.25 (x+8) where x is the number of hours Matt worked which statement is true.

a. jay earns 2.75 per hour less than Fred.

b. Fred earns $40 more the jay for 40 hours of work.

c, jay and Fred both earn the same for 40 hours of work in a week

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  1. 19 September, 02:17
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    option b.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    1. let y represent 1 hours for jay. He gets $50 per week with $5.25 per week. So, he can earn, j = 5.25y + 50 dollars for working y hours.

    2. they gave us the formula for matt (aka fred?) : p = 6.25 (x+8) ... where x must be representing hours as the work is based on how many hours someone works.

    3. for option a, we use 1 hour for each formula. wrong

    so for jay, j = 5.25 (1) + 50 = 55.25 dollars

    and for matt / fred, p = 6.25 (1+8) = 56.25 dollars

    (56.25 - 55.25) = 1 dollars which makes the option incorrect.

    4. for option b, we use 40 hours for each formula. correct

    so for jay, j = 5.25 (40) + 50 = 260 dollars

    and for matt / fred, p = 6.25 (40+8) = 300 dollars

    (300 - 260) = 40 dollars which makes the option correct.

    5. for option c, we can see its wrong as for 40 hours of work, jay earns $260 and matt/fred earns $300.
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