an employee who produces x units per hour earns an hourly wade of y=0.7x+7 (in dollars) find the hourly wage for an employee who produces 17 units per hour.
2007-08-03 14:02:06 · 11 answers · asked by busy me 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
You know the hourly wage is expressed by:
y=0.7x+7
where y is the wage and x is the unti produced.
You already know he produces 17 units.
That means x is 17
Then
y=0.7(17) + 7
y =11.9 + 7
y = 18.9
Answer: 18.9 dollars per hour
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2007-08-03 14:08:20 · answer #1 · answered by tkquestion 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are kidding, right? Seventeen is the units of one hour. To find the hourly wage, plug that into the equation.
0.7(17)+7= 11.9+7 =$18.90/hour
2007-08-03 14:09:44 · answer #2 · answered by james w 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The later's earning would be
0.7*17+7
=11.9+7
=18.9 dollars
2007-08-03 14:08:12 · answer #3 · answered by alpha 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not too difficult. You want to know y (hourly wage) when x (units per hour) is 17. So take your formula for y and substitute in x=17 (replace all x's by "17").
2007-08-03 14:05:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
y=7x+7
y=.7 times 17 + 7
.7 times 17 = 11.9 + 7= 18.9
y=18.9
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2007-08-03 14:08:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
y = 0.7times x +7 where x = 17
y = 0.7 times 17 +7
y= 11.9 +7
y = 18.9
2007-08-03 14:06:44 · answer #6 · answered by Eric W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
0.7(17)+7=y
11.9+7=y
18.9=y
The employee earns $18.90 an hour.
2007-08-03 14:06:59 · answer #7 · answered by laxbabe924 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 08:50:25 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
18.9=0.7(17)+7
2007-08-03 14:06:47 · answer #9 · answered by xmcrxflyleafx 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The employee is poverty stricken.
2007-08-03 14:07:04 · answer #10 · answered by Happy 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋