Lee works at a job where her pay varies directly with the number of hours she works. Her pay for 6.5 hours is 49.40. Write a direct variation equation relating lee's pay x to the hours worked y. Then find her pay if she works 25 hours in a week
x = pay and y = hours worked direct variation equations are of the form: dependent variable = k(independent variable) we need to find k, the constant of variation x = ky 49.40 = 6.5k 7.6 = k EQUATION: x = 7.6y PAY for 25 hours: x = 7.6(25) = 190 or $190
