Aplumber worked 26 hours a week for half a year. if his hourly wage was $40, how much did he earn during this time period? a. $1040 b. $27,040 c. $54,080 d. $520

By calculations, the correct answer is option B. the amount that the plumber earns during this time period is $27,040.

The rate at which the work payment is made for work done multiplied by the duration of the work gives the wage

In this case, a plumber worked 26 hours a week for half a year.

Being 52 weeks the number of weeks in a year, then the number of weeks that the plumber worked is calculated as:

Then, the number of hours in 26 weeks is given as follows:

Finally, if the hourly wage was $40, the amount that the plumber earns during this time period is calculated as:

676 hours× $40 per hour= $27,040

In summary, the correct answer is option B. the amount that the plumber earns during this time period is $27,040.

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- "runner b is moving at a slower rate."

- "the graphs shown are graphs of distance(km) against time(min).

the slopes of this graphs are are given by:

slope = (change in y)/(change in x)

= (change in distance)/(change in time)

this is the formula for finding the speed. so, the slope of these graphs represent the speed of the runner.

taking each division in the graph to represent 1 on both axis:

runner a ⇒ speed = (2-0)/(1-0)

= 2/1

= 2 km/min

runner b ⇒ speed = (3-0)/(3-0)

= 3/3

= 1 km/min

this shows that   runner b is moving at a slower rate."