Respuesta :

Given:

The equation is

[tex]y=21.2x[/tex]

Where, y is earnings for working in dollars and cents and x is the number of working hours.

To find:

The rate of change.

Solution:

The slope intercept form of a linear function is

[tex]y=mx+b[/tex]          ...(i)

Where, m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.

We have,

[tex]y=21.2x[/tex]            ...(ii)

On comparing (i) and (ii), we get

[tex]m=21.2[/tex]

Therefore, the rate of change is 21.2 dollar and cents per hour.