Question

1. samantha and russell get paid an equal hourly wage of $14 per hour. write an expression in two ways that represents their wages of both if s = the number of hours samantha worked and r = the number of hours russell worked.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate Samantha's wage

Samantha's wage is her hourly rate times her hours, so \( 14S \).

Step2: Calculate Russell's wage

Russell's wage is his hourly rate times his hours, so \( 14R \).

Step3: Total wage (first way)

Add their wages together: \( 14S + 14R \).

Step4: Total wage (second way)

Factor out the 14: \( 14(S + R) \).

Answer:

First way: \( 14S + 14R \)
Second way: \( 14(S + R) \)