SOLUTION: Elena works at Fresh Freeze. She works 32 hours and earned $244.80. Write an equation to represent Elena�s earnings, y, or x hours of work.

Question 945415: Elena works at Fresh Freeze. She works 32 hours and earned $244.80. Write an equation to represent Elena�s earnings, y, or x hours of work.
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the hours worked and y be the earnings.
You are told she earned $244.80 for 32 hours work. Let's find her pay rate "x".

Now let's use that $7.65/hour value of x to create the general pay equation

RELATED QUESTIONS
Elena needs to earn at least $250 a week during her summer break to pay for college. She... (answered by ikleyn)

Sally works at Walmart and babysits. She earns $13/hr. at Walmart and $10/hr.... (answered by stanbon)

Mariah earns $6.50 per hour working up to four hours each day after school. Her weekly... (answered by TimothyLamb)

a welder earns $20 per hour for the first 40 hours she works in a week and $30 per hour... (answered by algebriac)

Jodi paid $12 for a food handlers license. Now she works at a food stand for $6 per hour. (answered by Theo)

Two friends work at the same company. Friend A gets paid $50,000 for the year no matter... (answered by josmiceli)

two friends work at the same company. friend a gets paid $50,000 for the year no matter... (answered by Fombitz)

The equation y = 12x describes the amount of money Louis earns, where x is the number of... (answered by josgarithmetic)

Mickey mows lawns 5 days a week in the summer and he works the same number of hours each... (answered by midwood_trail)