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Lin is paid $90 for 5 hours of work. She used the following table to calculate how much she would be paid at this rate for 8 hours of work.

amount earned/time worked
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I 90 I 5 I 1/5
I 18 I 1 I
I 144 I 8 I
I I I


Why was the number 1/5 used as a multiplier?

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Answer:

It was used as the multiplier because the 5 represents the hours she's worked. If she uses the 1/5 graph she will find the unit rate of each time she gets paid an hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

The problem can be solved by knowing the concept of work and time.

Given to us,

Lin is paid $90 for 5 hours of work,

amount earned/time worked

-----------------------------

I 90 I 5 I 1/5

I 18 I 1 I

I 144 I 8 I

Part A: how much she would be paid at this rate for 8 hours of work?

For 5 hours Lin was paid =$90

For 1 hour Lin will be paid = [tex]\dfrac{Amount\ paid}{Time\ for\ which\ Lin\ was\ Paid} = \dfrac{90}{5} =[/tex] $18/hour.

For 8 hours Lin will be paid = Amount paid for 1 hour x Number of hours

                                              =  $18 x 8

                                              =  $144

Hence, Lin will be paid $144 for 8 hours of work.

Part B:  the number 1/5 used as a multiplier,

It is used as a multiplier to get amount paid per hour for the amount of $90 which was paid for 5 hours of work.

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