1. suppose you earn $8.50/h at a baker. from your first paycheck you determine that
$2.25/h is withheld for taxes and benefits. you work x hours during a five-day week and you spend $3.75 each day for lunch.
write an equation for your weekly earnings after taxes, benefits, and lunch expenses. remember, x = number of hours you work and y = weekly earnings.

2. in a real-life explanation of this situation, what does the slope (the number in front of x) and y-intercept represent (the number being subtracted from x)? not what are those numbers, but what they represent in real life.

3. how many hours must you work to earn $120 after taxes, benefits, and lunch expenses? you must show work using the equation you wrote in question 4. answer in a complete sentence after you show your work.

4. (well-written paragraph using proper grammar)
(tell pros)
(tell cons)
(tell salary and expense)
(write an equation that describes the person’s weekly earnings)

interview an adult about a job he or she had as a teenager. ask about positive and negative aspects of the job, salary, and expenses. write a paragraph telling me about what you learned. then write an equation that describes the person’s weekly earnings after expenses.