Question

PLEASE HELP ASAP! WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST! ^^ Sarah and Noah work at read on bookstore and get paid the same hourly wage. The table shows their work schedule for last week.
1. Write an expression that represents Sarah's total pay last week. Represent her hourly wage with w.

2. Write an expression that represents Noah's total pay for last week. Represent his hourly wage with w.

3. Are the expressions equivalent? Did Sarah and Noah earn the same amount last week? Use models to justify your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

1) 8= (5xW)+(3xW) (she worked 8 hours total over spread of two days)

2) 8=8xW (he worked 8 hours total over one day)

3) Yes, they worked the same number of hours, they just worked for an different amount of hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

I kind of explained it in the answer, but if you'd like a clarification.