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Hourly wage

Mary has a job where she is paid by the hour, she works a different number of hours each week, and she gets paid every week. Using a combination of phrases and mathematical operation symbols (+, -, x, /), tell me: What is the mathematical relationship between her hourly wage, the number of hours she works, and the amount she earns for the week (before taxes or other deductions are taken out)?

Isaac Newton

(hours worked) * (hourly wage) = total pay

André Weil

(hourly wage)*(hours worked)=(total earnings)

Katherine Johnson

(hours worked) * (hourly wage)= amount eared in a week

Jose Adem Chain

H x W= E W= wage H=hours E= earnings ($$)

Joseph-Louis Lagrange

(Hourly wage)*(Hours worked per week) = (The amount earned for the week)

Alan Turing

(Hourly wage) *(number of hours)= earnings for the week

George Birkhoff

(Wage)*(Hours worked)=Total Paid

Joseph Liouville

(hourly wage) * (hours worked a week) = (total earnings)

Pafnuti Chebyshev

hourly wage times hours per week equals amount per week

Niels Abel

(hourly wage)*(hours worked a week)= total earnings

Kelly Miller

(hourly wage)*(hours worked per week)=(The amount for the week)

Fan Chung

(Hourly wage) * (Hours worked) = (Total Earnings)

Mary Ellen Rudin

(hourly wage) * (x number of hours) = Earnings

Maryan Mirzakhani

(Hours work)*(wage)=total

Émile Borel

Hours worked(hourly wage) = total earnings

William Hamilton

(Hours Wage)*(number of hours)= amount earned a week

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Thinking about your thinking

How did you come up with the mathematical relationship in the last question? What thought process did you go through?

Isaac Newton

Thinking about how I figure out my pay in my own job. Your total pay would be whatever hours you worked multiplied by your hourly wage

André Weil

To find the total weekly earnings, we multiplied the hours worked with the hourly wage.

Katherine Johnson

Thinking about how I figure out my pay at work. How ever many hours you worked times the amount that you made.

Jose Adem Chain

The result of E (earnings) is entirely dependent of the variables: H (hours worked) and W (her wage.)

Joseph-Louis Lagrange

The amount that she earns in a week is defined by the amount of hours worked multiplied by the hourly wage

Alan Turing

We know that to find her earnings for the week we need to times how much she gets paid by how many hours she has worked.

George Birkhoff

We took segments of the problem and transitioned them into variables for the equation.

Joseph Liouville

I looked at the total earnings and then looked at the factors that made it possible to get there

Pafnuti Chebyshev

wage multiplies hours equals pay per week

Niels Abel

Look at the total earnings and look at the factors that made it possible to get there.

Kelly Miller

The amount of hours that she worked is what changes the amount of income she gets each week.

Fan Chung

We multiplied the hours worked with the hourly wage to find the total earnings.

Mary Ellen Rudin

We looked at how much she was paid and then multiplied that by here hourly wage, which then gives her total earnings.

Maryan Mirzakhani

We took each one section of the problem and connect it together into variable for the equations

Émile Borel

total hours worked(hourly earnings) = her total earnings for the week

William Hamilton

We know that the amount of hours worked affects the amount earned. And thought about equations I have seen in the past.

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Sharing housing costs

One way to save on housing costs while you’re in college is to rent a house, and share the house with several other students. If several students share a house and split the cost equally, what is the mathematical relationship between the number of students sharing the house, the total rent for the house, and each student’s share of the rent?

Isaac Newton

(Total cost of house) / (number of students sharing house) = each students share of rent

André Weil

(Total rent) / (Number of students) = (Each student's share of rent to pay)

Katherine Johnson

(total cost of the house)/ (the number of students)= each students share of rent

Jose Adem Chain

R/S=A S= number of student R= rent A= amount each student pays

Joseph-Louis Lagrange

(The total cost of the house)/(The amount of students sharing the house) = (The cost for each student for the house)

Alan Turing

(Total rent)/(number of house mates)=(each students share of the rent)

George Birkhoff

(Total Housing Rent)/(Total Number of Students)=(Individual student rent)

Joseph Liouville

(Total cost of rent) / (number of students living) = (Share of rent per student)

Pafnuti Chebyshev

total rent divided by number of students equals total amount each student owes

Niels Abel

(Total cost of rent)/(number of students living)= rent distributed

Kelly Miller

(The total cost of the house)divided by (the amount of students sharing the house)= how much each student will pay

Fan Chung

(Number of students)/(Rent)=(Cost of rent per person)

Mary Ellen Rudin

(total rent) / (the number of students) = Amount each student pays

Maryan Mirzakhani

(housing rent)/(total of #of student)= (each student individual share of rent)

Émile Borel

Student 1 + student 2 = The total cost for the rent

William Hamilton

(House cost)/(numbers of students)=each students share of rent

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Mathematical relationships without numbers

Why were you able to describe these mathematical relationships even though you were given no numbers? (Aren't mathematical relationships all about numbers? Isn't math all about numbers?)

Isaac Newton

Based off your understanding of variables used to calculate answers

André Weil

We were given variables to describe in place of numbers.

Katherine Johnson

There are variables in place of numbers

Jose Adem Chain

When you need more than 1 variable for a result it becomes potentially mathematical, especially if each variable is subject to change.

Joseph-Louis Lagrange

Numbers aren't just symbols, they are representative of logical relationships

Alan Turing

It's about the relationship of the variables in the equation

George Birkhoff

We were able to select certain keywords from the problem and turn them into our equation.

Joseph Liouville

No it's not you can use names or letters to represent the mathematical relationship of the numbers

Pafnuti Chebyshev

it gave you the equation to find the answer if you were to need to find it

Niels Abel

No it is not you can still explain the relationship where numbers would be without actually having those numbers.

Kelly Miller

You don't need the numbers in order to create an equation to solve for when there are numbers.

Fan Chung

Because there are variables.

Mary Ellen Rudin

We used variables to understand how many students would pay

Maryan Mirzakhani

Because we can find the certain keywords in the question and put it into the equation

Émile Borel

Numbers are not need to find the answer to the equation

William Hamilton

You were using words instead of variables. When you don't now the number can still have an equation, if you use variables or words.

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Gas mileage

What is the mathematical relationship between the number of miles you drive, the number of gallons of gas you use to drive that number of miles, and the gas mileage your vehicle gets?

Isaac Newton

(number of miles you drive) * (number of gallons of gas used to drive that number of miles) = gas mileage

André Weil

(miles driven)/(gallons of gas used)=(gas mileage)

Katherine Johnson

(# of miles you drive) /( the number of gallons used)= gas mileage

Jose Adem Chain

m/g=M m= number of miles g= how many gallons M= gas mileage

Joseph-Louis Lagrange

(Miles driven)/(Gas mileage)=(The amount of gasoline used in gallons)

Alan Turing

Gallons of gas used= miles driven/gas mileage

George Birkhoff

(Miles drove)/(total number of gallons of gas used)=(Gas mileage)

Joseph Liouville

(Number of miles driven)/ (Gas used) = Gas Mileage

Pafnuti Chebyshev

total miles drove divided by gallon of gases used equals miles per gallon

Niels Abel

(Gas Mileage)+(Gallons of gas)=Number of miles able to be driven

Kelly Miller

gallons of gas used=miles driven/gas mileage

Fan Chung

(Miles Driven)/(Gallons of gas used)=(Mileage)

Mary Ellen Rudin

(miles drove) / (amount of gas it takes) = Mileage

Maryan Mirzakhani

(The number of the miles drove)/(the number of gallons of gas to get to the distance) = (gas mileage)

Émile Borel

number of miles divided by the gallons used to drive that far = the miles per gallon

William Hamilton

(miles driven)/(gallons of gas used)=gas mileage

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Checking your thinking

How do you know whether the mathematical relationship you've written down is correct? Is there any way to check it?

Isaac Newton

Using it in a real life situation, and testing it on your own vehicles and seeing if it is accurate

André Weil

You could place numbers where the variables are to check.

Katherine Johnson

Try using the equation yourself to calculate your gas mileage

Jose Adem Chain

miles per gallon is an expression. It is common sense made into a jumbled story.

Joseph-Louis Lagrange

Yes, any equation involving variables can be checked by simply inputting numbers in place of the variables.

Alan Turing

Guess and check

George Birkhoff

A way to check our solution is to put real life numbers into our equation and test it.

Joseph Liouville

You can guess and check

Pafnuti Chebyshev

go test it out after a fill up after watching the milage

Niels Abel

You can guess and check, use more than one strategy.

Kelly Miller

Yes, we can put real numbers into the equation to see if it's correct.

Fan Chung

Try plugging in numbers to see if they seem accurate.

Mary Ellen Rudin

You could place numbers in for the variables and get the result

Maryan Mirzakhani

Calculate it yourself using your own vehicle

Émile Borel

guess and check

William Hamilton

Put in real numbers, and test.