Answer: The simplified express is 10m + 20.5 where m represents the total number of months.
To start we can write the following two expressions for her expenses.
8.5 + 62.5m and 12 + 3.75m
Then, adding the two expressions together will give us a combined expression of: 10m + 20.5
Written as a power of ten is 256.×10^0 or 2.56×10^1
I believe her hourly wage is $14/h because since she works an unpaid day for every day she does work. Therefore the 50% of her daily wage goes to the next day...