Buy the Hour
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Activity 1: Researching
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Federal minimum wage: $7.25
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Maryland minimum
wage: $7.25
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Illinois minimum wage: $8.25
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Activity 2: Modeling
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8.25h=x
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8.25n+15=x
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N=10 means she worked 10 hours. 10(8.25)+15=97.5,
97.5 is the amount of money she earned.
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3(8.25h)+2(8.25h+15)=x
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24.75h+16.5h+30
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41.25h+30=x
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|(8.25h)-(8.25n+t)|
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Activity 3:Solving
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8.75x+20=80
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Answer: about 7 hours
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8.25x+20=8.75x
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X=40
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8.25x+15≥95
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x≥9.7
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9.7
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Extending the Project
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States with higher population and more inflation
have higher minimum wages.
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Small business and privately owned companies can
pay their employees less if the owner agrees to pay the employees less.
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