Myra's Earnings and Hourly Rates

The video tutorial explains how to calculate Myra's weekly earnings from her two jobs: tutoring at City College and working at a coffee shop. It introduces an algebraic expression to represent her total pay based on the hours worked at each job. The tutorial then demonstrates how to calculate her earnings for a specific week using given hours and explores how much she would earn if she worked all hours as a tutor. The video concludes with a summary of the calculations and insights into maximizing earnings.

What is the hourly pay rate for Myra's tutoring job?

• $12.00

• $15.00

• $13.50

• $9.75

How much does Myra earn per hour at the coffee shop?

• $9.75

• $8.50

• $13.50

• $10.00

If Myra works x hours tutoring, what expression represents her earnings from tutoring?

• 9.75x

• 13.5x

• x + 13.5

• x + 9.75

What is the expression for Myra's total weekly pay if she works x hours tutoring and y hours at the coffee shop?

• 13.5y + 9.75x

• x + y

• 9.75x + 13.5y

• 13.5x + 9.75y

How many hours did Myra work at the coffee shop last week?

• 9 hours

• 14 hours

• 0 hours

• 23 hours

What was Myra's total earnings last week?

• $310.50

• $275

• $258

• $200

If Myra worked all 23 hours as a tutor, what would her earnings be?

• $258

• $310.50

• $275

• $200

What is the value of y if Myra works all hours as a tutor?

• 9

• 14

• 0

• 23

What is the expression for Myra's earnings if she only tutors for 23 hours?

• 23 * (13.5 + 9.75)

• 9.75 * 23

• 13.5 * 23 + 9.75 * 23

• 13.5 * 23

How much more would Myra earn if she tutored all 23 hours compared to her actual earnings last week?

• $52.50

• $310.50

• $0

• $258