To calculate total earnings: 40 hours multiplied by $8.95 leads to earnings of $358. After deducting expenses, the total earnings would be $358 - ($35.24 + $24.82 + $21.33) = $276.61.
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Here’s a chart to aid in understanding the staircase issue. Observe that for 1 step, there is 1 block; for 2 steps, 3 blocks; for 3 steps, 6 blocks, and so forth. Note that the blocks corresponding to each step are a combination of that step and all the blocks used in the steps beneath it. For instance, constructing 14 steps requires 105 blocks.
If you’re familiar with summation, you would sum the blocks for each step with all the steps below it. For example, 5 steps would require 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1, resulting in a total of 15 blocks. I hope this helps you begin. As for the second part, I'm confused by the problems since they don't represent equations. NO equal signs
glad if it helps
