Question

Andrew make six dollars an hour +9 dollars an hour for every hour of overtime overtime hours are any hours more than 40 hours for the week. Create an equation that shows the amount of wages earned S for working why hours of overtime. Can’t remember to include in the equation the amount earned from working 40 hours

Answer 1

If this person works a normal week plus overtime hours, then an equation for his total earnings would be

S(y) = ($6/hr)(40 hrs) + ($9/hr)y, where y is the # of overtime hours worked.