Question

Jason has applied to be a camp counselor for the summer. The job pays $9 per hour. The equation to represent Jason’s job is y = 9x, where x is the number of hours he works and y is the total amount he earns.
Mia has applied to be a lifeguard for the summer. The lifeguard job is three days a week with hours and pay as shown in the table below.


Tuesday
Thursday
Saturday
Hours worked
6
8
5
Amount paid
$52.50
$70.00
$43.75

Which statement best describes the hourly rates?
The two jobs pay the same hourly rate.
The comparison cannot be made with the information given.
Jason’s camp counselor job pays a higher hourly rate than Mia’s lifeguard job.
Jason’s camp counselor job pays a lower hourly rate than Mia’s lifeguard job.

Answer 1

Jason’s camp counselor job pays a higher hourly rate than Mia’s lifeguard job, $9.00 compared to $8.75

What is the hourly rate of Jason from the lifeguard job?

The hourly rate of the lifeguard job can determined as the total amount earned divided by  the total of number of hours worked

hourly rate=($52.50+$70.00+$43.75)/(6+8+5)

hourly rate=$8.75

The lifeguard job when compared to the camp counselor for the summer  job pays lesser hourly rate of $8.75 as against $9.00 per hour from latter job, hence, Jason’s camp counselor job pays a higher hourly rate than Mia’s lifeguard job.

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