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Question

Hannah’s pay varies directly to the number of hours she works. If she made $231 for 28 hours of work, identify the constant of variation and write an equation to represent the relationship.

Answer 1

Hannah’s pay varies directly to the number of hours she works:

p = kh   where p is pay, h is number of hours worked, k is constant of variation

 

231 = 28k

Solve for k to find constant of variation

k = 231/28

k = $8.25     Note:  This equates to Hannah's hourly pay rate.

 

p = 8.25h