SOLUTION: Maria is a student assistant at the mathematics department. Since she is hardworking and pleasant to all, the head of the department decides to give her an additional Php100 every

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Question 1175767: Maria is a student assistant at the mathematics department. Since she is hardworking and pleasant to all, the head of the department decides to give her an additional Php100 every week on top of the Php50 per hour rate.
a. If Maria works for 4 hours a day, how much does she receive in a week(5 working days)?
b. How much will she receive if she works 5 hours a day?
c. If x is the number of hours she works in a day, write an expression that gives how much she should receive each week
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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a) 4 hours a day: 50 * 4 = 200 dollars/day
5 days: 200 * 5 + 100 = 1100 dollars


b) 5 hours a day: 50 * 5 = 250 dollars/day
5 days: 250 * 5 + 100 = 1350 dollars


c) x hours a day: 50x dollars a day
5 days: 50x * 5 + 100 = 250x+%2B+100 dollars