Question

Kaitlyn start a job that pays $8.50 per hour Caitlin's manager says that if her job reviews were favourable she can expect annual pay rate increases of $0.75 which equation represents the relationship between years on the job and pay for our

Answer 1

Given:

Initial pay rate = $8.50 per hour

Increase in pay rate = $0.75 per year

To find:

The equation that represents the relationship between years on the job and pay for hour.

Solution:

Let x be the number of years and y be the pay rate after x years.

According to the question,

Increase in pay rate in 1 year = $0.75

Increase in pay rate in x year = $0.75x

So, variable pay rate = $0.75x

Initial pay rate = $8.50

So, the total pay rate is

Total pay rate = Initial pay rate + Variable pay rate

$y=8.50+0.75x$

Therefore, the required equation is $y=8.50+0.75x$.