SOLUTION: An employee who produces x units per hour earns an hourly wage of y = 0.55x + 7 (in dollars). What is the hourly wage for an employee who produces 13 units per hour?

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Question 122652: An employee who produces x units per hour earns an hourly wage of y = 0.55x + 7 (in dollars). What is the hourly wage for an employee who produces 13 units per hour?
Answer by mandygirl90210(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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The answer to this question is y=$14.15.
STEPS...
1. Replace x with 13. y= 0.55(13)+7
2. Multiply 0.55 and 13. y= 7.15 + 7
3. Add seven to what you got after you multiplied 0.55 and 13. y= 14.15
That is your answer.