Question

Eli works in an electronics repair shop. He earns $9.00 an hour plus a bonus for each item he repairs. Write a formula that will help Eli determine how much money he will earn in one week. Let's let a=total amount earned h=hours worked in one week n=number of items repaired b=bonus amount for each item

Answer 1

1) Variables:

a=total amount earned

h=hours worked in one week

n=number of items repaired

b=bonus amount for each item

2) He earns $9.00 an hour plus a bonus for each item repaired.

=> he earns 9 times the number of hours plus value of the bonus times the number of items repaired

=>  a = 9h + bn

Answer: a = 9h + bn