Miguel started a new hourly wage job. The equation y = 18.75x + 2500 models his total pay, y, in dollars as it relates to the number of hours, x, that he has worked. a. What is Miguel's hourly rate of pay?
Solve for x: y = 18.75 x+2500 18.75 x+2500 = (75 x)/4+2500: y = (75 x)/4+2500 y = (75 x)/4+2500 is equivalent to (75 x)/4+2500 = y: (75 x)/4+2500 = y Subtract 2500 from both sides: (75 x)/4 = y-2500 Multiply both sides by 4/75: Answer: | | x = (4 y)/75-400/3
