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Ben worked 5 hours at x dollars per hour. Julie worked 8 hours
and earned twice as much as Ben per hour. Phil worked 10
hours and earned 4 dollars an hour less than Julie. Choose the
expression that is correctly simplified and best represents
their total wages.
A. 31x - 4
B. 31x – 40
C. 41x - 10
D. 41x -40

Sagot :

Answer: D

Explanation:

Ben : 5 • x = 5x
Julie: 8 • 2x = 16x
Phil: 10 • (2x - 4) = 20x - 40

Add them all together:

5x + 16x + 20x - 40
= 41x - 40