Easy there on the caps, partner.
The nine, using the distributive property, distributes itself across the brackets, and so 9 times t is 9t and 9 times -1 is -9.
Therefore, 9(t-1) = 9t -9
Answer:
Belle's weekly earnings per week in 2008: $245.7
Step-by-step explanation:
The federal minimum wage in the year 2008 was: $6.55
She worked 37.5 hours per week.
She earn each week:

Let's call the number you thought of n. Then what the two steps you took can be written as an equation:

Subtract n to get all of your variables to one side:

At this point, I recommend turning your mixed number into an improper fraction. It will make things easier later on:

Now divide both sides by 11 to get the value of n: