ic_first2questions

course PHY 201

8/25 3pm

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

Your solution:

I would make a total of 32 dollars. If I earned 8 dollars for every hour I worked, the equation for how much I would make on any given day would be 8x = total pay. Subbing in four for x, 8(4)=32.

confidence rating: 3

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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.

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Self-critique (if necessary): OK

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Self-critique Rating: OK

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Question: `q002. If you work 12 hours and earn $168, then at what rate, in dollars / hour, were you making money?

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Your solution:

I would have been making $14 per hour. The general equation hours worked*hourly wage=total pay can be used. Subbing in what we know and letting x equal what we don’t, 12x=168. Dividing both sides by 12 to isolate x gives x=14.

confidence rating: 3

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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.

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Self-critique (if necessary): OK

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Self-critique Rating: OK

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