#$&* course phy 121 jan 16 @ 2 pm Question: `q001. If you are earning money at the rate of 8 dollars / hour and work for 4 hours, how much money do you make during this time? Answer in such a way as to explain your reasoning as fully as possible. A solution to this problem appears several lines below, but enter your own solution before you look at the given solution. YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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Given Solution: 8 dollars / hour means '8 dollars per hour', indicating that for every hour you work you earn 8 dollars. If you work for 4 hours, then if you earn 8 dollars for every one of those hours you earn 4 * 8 dollars = 32 dollars. ********************************************* Question: `q002. If you work 12 hours and earn $168, then at what rate, in dollars / hour, were you making money? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: Take your total hours worked and divide it by the total sum acquired to get your hourly wage. 168/12= 14 dollars per hour confidence rating #$&*: ok ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Given Solution: $168 earned in 12 hours implies that $168 / 12 = $14 were made per hour, so the rate is $14 / hour. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): (If you believe your solution matches the given solution then just type in 'OK'. Otherwise explain in your own words how your solution differs from the given solution, and demonstrate what you did not originally understand but now understand about the problem and its solution.) ------------------------------------------------ Self-critique Rating: (If you believe your solution matches the given solution then just type in 'OK'. Otherwise evaluate the quality of your self-critique, using a number between 0 and 3. "