Question

harriet earns the same amount of money each day. her gross pay at the end of 7 workdays is 35h+56 dollars. which expression represents her gross pay each day?

5h+8
8h+5
7h+11.2
11.2h+7

Explanation:

Set up the division expression

$$ \text{Gross pay per day} = \frac{35h + 56}{7} $$

Divide each term by the divisor

$$ \frac{35h + 56}{7} = \frac{35h}{7} + \frac{56}{7} $$

Simplify the expression

$$ 5h + 8 $$

Answer:

• (A) \(5h+8\) (Correct answer)
• (B) \(8h+5\)
• (C) \(7h+11.2\)
• (D) \(11.2h+7\)