course MTH 185 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. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 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.) OK ------------------------------------------------ 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 by typing in a number between 0 and 3. • 3 indicates that you believe you have addressed all discrepancies between the given solution and your solution, in such a way as to demonstrate your complete understanding of the situation. • 2 indicates that you believe you addressed most of the discrepancies between the given solution and your solution but are unsure of some aspects of the situation; you would at this point consider including a question or a statement of what you're not sure you understand • 1 indicates that you believe you understand the overall idea of the solution but have not been able to address the specifics of the discrepancies between your solution and the given solution; in this case you would normally include a question or a statement of what you're not sure you understand • 0 indicates that you don't understand the given solution, and/or can't make a reasonable judgement about whether or not your solution is correct; in this case you would be expected to address the given solution phrase-by-phrase and state what you do and do not understand about each phrase) OK ********************************************* Question: `q002. If you work 12 hours and earn $168, then at what rate, in dollars / hour, were you making money? YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Your solution: (type in your solution starting in the next line) If you earned $168 for working 12 hours, the hourly rate of pay is $14 per hour. The total money earned ($168) is divided by the number of hours worked (12) to find the pay rate ($14). confidence rating: (Type in a number from 0 to 3, indicating your level of confidence in your solution. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 3 means you are at least 90% confident of your solution, or that you are confident you got at least 90% of the solution 2 means that you are more that 50% confident of your solution, or that you are confident you got at least 50% of the solution 1 means that you think you probably got at least some of the solution correct but don't think you got the whole thing 0 means that you're pretty sure you didn't get anything right) 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. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 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.) ok ------------------------------------------------ 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. 3 indicates that you believe you have addressed all discrepancies between the given solution and your solution, in such a way as to demonstrate your complete understanding of the situation. 2 indicates that you believe you addressed most of the discrepancies between the given solution and your solution but are unsure of some aspects of the situation; you would at this point consider including a question or a statement of what you're not sure you understand 1 indicates that you believe you understand the overall idea of the solution but have not been able to address the specifics of the discrepancies between your solution and the given solution; in this case you would normally include a question or a statement of what you're not sure you understand 0 indicates that you don't understand the given solution, and/or can't make a reasonable judgement about whether or not your solution is correct; in this case you would be expected to address the given solution phrase-by-phrase and state what you do and do not understand about each phrase) ok ________________________________________ There are 10 more questions, but before you work them you should see how to submit your work. So take a couple of minutes and submit a copy of the everything above this point in your document, using the Submit Work Form at http://vhcc2.vhcc.edu/dsmith/submit_work.htm. The form has instructions but read the following: • You will be asked to give your work a title. You may use any title you wish; if you aren't sure what you want to call it, just call it 'First Two Questions' or something of that nature. The title you choose is the title under which your work will be posted after the instructor has reviewed it. • You will simply copy and paste everything that precedes this paragraph, including your answers, confidence assessments, self-critiques, etc., into a box in the form, and click Submit. • Your work will then be posted by the end of the following day, and often by the end of the day on which you submit it, at your personal access site. You received instructions for accessing this site with your access code. It is suggested that you bookmark the Submit Work Form now, but if you don't you will be reminded later. "