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Normally, the longer you work for a company, the higher your salary per hour. Hector surveyed the people at his company and placed his data in the table below.
Number of Years at Company | Number of Years at Company column 1 | Number of Years at Company column 2 | Number of Years at Company column 3 | Number of Years at Company column 4 |
Salary per Hour | Salary per Hour column 1 | Salary per Hour column 2 | Salary per Hour column 3 | Salary per Hour column 4 |
Use Hector’s data to estimate how much he makes, assuming he has worked at the company for
years. Create an equation representing the table above, where:
salary per hour
number of years at company During the first year of work (0), the salary per hour is
. per hour
Hector is hiring a new employee who will work
hours a week. How much should the new employee earn for the first week? Refer to part (a).
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