SOLUTION: A store clerk earns $11.50 an hour before taxes. Next year, the clerk will be given a raise of $1.25 each hour. If she works h hours a week, which of the following represents her w

Question 1190488: A store clerk earns $11.50 an hour before taxes. Next year, the clerk will be given a raise of $1.25 each hour. If she works h hours a week, which of the following represents her weekly wage after the raise?
a) 12.75h
b) 11.5h+1.25
c) 11.5+1.25h
d) 12.75/h
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(a)



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Old rate + raise = new rate

11.50 + 1.25 = 12.75



Say the clerk works 1hr at the new rate, that's 12.75 earned

IF the clerk works 2hrs at the new rate, that's 12.75+12.75 or 2*12.75 earned

For h hours worked, the clerk earns h*12.75 or 12.75h 

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