Answer:
first one is 27.89, the second is 20.
Step-by-step explanation:
1. So the 340 dollars is determined by 9.50 multiplied by the amount of hours you show up (which we will call x), plus the 75 dollars.
Your equation will be set up like this : 9.50x +75 = 340
So, to get x, we must isolate it. so subtract 75 from both sides
9.50x +75 -75 = 340 -75 9.50x = 265
Now, since we know that 9.50 multiplied by x equals 265, to isolate and find out x (the hours worked during the pay period), we divide both sides by 9.50
9.50x/9.50 = 265/9.50 so, x = 27.89473684, but based off of the answers there, you would just round to x = 27. 89 hours worked.
2. So now the 120 chips are determined by 6 chips multiplied by the minutes, since 6 chips are eaten every minute, with the minutes represented as x, like this: 6x = 120
So this time, you don't subtract or add anything, you would just divide by 6 to isolate x.
6x/6 = 120/6 so, x = 20 minutes.
