Formulas Examples

Jim gets paid $10 per hour. The amount Jim gets paid in a week depends on the number of hours he works that week. What's a formula that shows his pay p after working h hours?

Since p is the amount Jim gets paid in a week and h is the number of hours he works, p = 10h is a formula expressing Jim's pay in terms of the number of hours he worked. Not that Jim will make any more money now that we know this is a formula, but it's certainly good info to have. Get back to work, Jim.