Daisy works at an ice-cream parlor. she is paid $10 per hour for the first 8 hours she works in a day. for every extra hour she works, she is paid 1.5 times her hourly wage. if daisy works for x hours in a day, and x is greater than 8, the expression giving her net earnings for the day is . if daisy works 13 hours, she will be paid .

Total net earnings =

If Daisy works 13 hours, she will be paid $155.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let Daisy works for x hours a day

She is paid $10 per hour for the first 8 hours she works in a day.

So, pay for the first 8 hours = dollars

For every extra hour she works, she is paid 1.5 times her hourly wage.

The number of hours worked over 8 hours is given by =

So, pay for the hours worked over 8 hours = dollars

Total net earnings =

And when x = 13

The pay is :  

=  

=   = 155 dollars

Hence, if Daisy works 13 hours, she will be paid $155.

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