Question

Wilton drives a taxicab. He charges $40 per hour. One passenger gave Wilton a tip of $30. He gave Wilton a total of $150. He is wondering how many total hours he drove the passenger.

(a) Define the unknown in the scenario and assign it a letter or symbol.

(b) Write an equation to represent the amount of money Wilton earned on the trip.

Answer 1

(a) 40 x d =120
(b)40 x 3=120      120 + 30=150

Answer 2

a) The amount of hours(h) is the unknown.So the symbol is h.
b) (150-30)/40=h