Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Buy the Hour


Buy the Hour
·         Activity 1: Researching
o   Federal minimum wage: $7.25
o   Maryland minimum  wage: $7.25
o   Illinois minimum wage: $8.25
·         Activity 2: Modeling
o   8.25h=x
o   8.25n+15=x
o   N=10 means she worked 10 hours. 10(8.25)+15=97.5, 97.5 is the amount of money she earned.
o   3(8.25h)+2(8.25h+15)=x
§  24.75h+16.5h+30
·         41.25h+30=x
o   |(8.25h)-(8.25n+t)|
·         Activity 3:Solving
o   8.75x+20=80
§  Answer: about 7 hours
o   8.25x+20=8.75x
§  X=40
o   8.25x+15≥95
§  x≥9.7
§ 
9.7
 

·         Extending the Project
o   States with higher population and more inflation have higher minimum wages.
§  Small business and privately owned companies can pay their employees less if the owner agrees to pay the employees less. 

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