Question

Serena is the manager of the coffee shop. Jordan an employee earns $16.50 per hour. The amount of money Serena earns is represented by the equation m = 21 h, where "h" is the number of hours Serena works and "m" is the amount of money she warns. How much more money does Serena make an hour than Gabe? Explain your thinking.

Answer 1

Jordan = 16.50 per hour
Serena : m = 21h ; where h is the number of hours worked and m is the total amount earned.

Serena earns 21 per hour while Jordan earns 16.50 per hour.

21 - 16.50 = 4.5

Serena earns more than Jordan by 4.50 per hour.