Gertrude accepted a job as a fashion model after being offered a $375 signing bonus. If she makes $56 an hour, which equation mo
dels Gertrude's total pay y, in dollars, as it relates to the number of hours x that she works? A. y = 56x - 375
B. y = 56x + 375
C. y = 375x + 56
D. y = 375x - 56
x (the variable for number of hours worked) must be connected the number indicating the hourly rate, which is 56. 375 must be added at some point in the equation due to it being an indicated signing bonus (it has to be added).
To find out if a relation is a function, we need to use the vertical line test, which means each input value only has one output value. This graph does not pass that vertical line test.
