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Question 260736: Can someone help me with the following homework question I have to answer? Thank you.
Bill is paid hourly. If he works 8 hours he will receive $50. Write an equation for his salary based on the number of hours he works. Explain what you did to get your answer.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since Bill "works 8 hours he will receive $50", we know that he gets 50%2F8=6.25 dollars an hour. Now let h=number of hours that Bill works and s=Bill's salary.

So if Bill works 'h' hours, then he will get paid 6.25h. So the equation that we're looking for is s=6.25h. For example, if Bill works 8 hours, then he will get s=6.25%2A8=50 dollars. Or if he works for 12 hours, then he will get s=6.25%2A12=75 dollars.