SOLUTION: My daughter is struggling with the following question in her high school Algebra I class. The question is in the section of the text "Literal Equations" and I apologize if I didn'

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Question 619425: My daughter is struggling with the following question in her high school Algebra I class. The question is in the section of the text "Literal Equations" and I apologize if I didn't select the appropriate topic to submit this query under.
Juan works at a retail store. He earns $6 an hour plus a $5 bonus each time he gets someone to sign up for the store's credit card. Write a formula that will help Juan determine how much he will earn in one week.
a=total amount earned
h=hours worked in one week
b=number of credit cards "sold" in one week
Many thanks in advance!!
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

earns $6 an hour plus a $5 bonus each time he gets someone to sign up for the store's credit card.

Using the following to write the formula for how much he will earn in one week:

 a=total amount earned

 h=hours worked in one week

 b=number of credit cards "sold" in one week 

earning $6 an hour plus a $5 bonus for each credit card sign up

 a = $6h + $5b