The surf instructor has an initial fee of $12 and charges $8 per hour for lessons, which is represented by the equation y = 8x + 12, where x is the number of hours and y is the total cost. The instructor gives 32 hours of lessons a month to Sandra and 24 hours of lessons a month to Bela. What is the total amount the instructor makes in a month? Sandra: y = 8 (32) + 12. y = 256 + 12. y = 268. The instructor receives 268 dollars a month from Sandra. The instructor makes $ a month.