Question

Allison earns $14 an hour plus $20 an hour for every hour of overtime. Overtime hours are any hours more than 35 hours for the week. Part A: Create an equation that shows the amount of money earned, E, for working x hours in a week when there is no overtime. Part B: Create an equation that shows the amount of wages earned, T, for working y hours of overtime. Hint: Remember to include in the equation the amount earned from working 35 hours.

Answer 1

Part A:
$E=14x$

Part B:
$T=20y+35*14$
$T=20y+490$