Greg and Verena both work for the Spelling Company. Greg earns $18.60 per hour as an assembler, and Verena earns $12.20 per hour as a technician. Last week Greg worked es031-1.jpg hours and Verena worked es031-2.jpg hours. What was their combined earnings for the week?
Same thing here.
To find their combined earnings for the week, we'll first calculate the earnings for each of them separately and then add them together.
Let's start with Greg:
Greg's hourly wage is $18.60, and he worked for es031-1.jpg hours. To find his earnings, we multiply the hourly wage by the number of hours worked:
Greg's earnings = $18.60/hour * es031-1.jpg hours = $${{18.6 * es031-1.jpg}} = ${Greg's earnings}
Now let's do the same for Verena:
Verena's hourly wage is $12.20, and she worked for es031-2.jpg hours. To find her earnings, we multiply her hourly wage by the number of hours worked:
Verena's earnings = $12.20/hour * es031-2.jpg hours = $${{12.2 * es031-2.jpg}} = ${Verena's earnings}
Finally, we add their earnings together to find their combined earnings for the week:
Combined earnings = Greg's earnings + Verena's earnings = $${Greg's earnings} + $${Verena's earnings} = $${Greg's earnings + Verena's earnings}