Question

A worker is filling out his timesheet. He worked 8 hours on Monday, 7 hours and 30 minutes on Tuesday, 8 3/4 hours on Wednesday, 4 hours on Thursday, and 8 1/4 hours on Friday. If he earns $14.35 per hour, what will be his gross pay for this week?


I keep getting 520.905

Answer 1

8+7.30+8.75+4+8.25= X 14.35 = 520.905

Answer 2

if rounding it off 521.00

Answer 3

\[\left(8+\left(7+\frac{30}{60}\right)+\left(8+\frac{3}{4}\right)+4+\left(8+\frac{1}{4}\right)\right)*14.35=523.775 \]

Answer 4

ok you lost me..

Answer 5

with the fractions..

Answer 6

Lol. I had some explanation. Then I deleted it... Sigh.

Answer 7

Let me redo it.

Answer 8

sorry!

Answer 9

\[\left(8+\left(7+\frac{30}{60}\right)+\left(8+\frac{3}{4}\right)+4+\left(8+\frac{1}{4}\right)\right)=\left(8+\frac{15}{2}+\frac{35}{4}+4+\frac{33}{4}\right)=\frac{73}{2}=36.5 \]\[36.5*14.35=523.775 \]

Answer 10

First, find the total hours he works for the week.
\[8+7{1\over2}+8{3\over4}+4+8{1\over4}\]
\[35+{1\over2}+{3\over4}+{1\over4}\]
\[35+{2\over4}+{3\over4}+{1\over4}\]
\[35+{6\over4}\]
\[35+1{2\over4}\]
\[36+{1\over2}\]
\[14.35(36+{1\over2})\]

Answer 11

Can you solve the final one?

Answer 12

okkay!i think i got it

Answer 13

holdon

Answer 14

Basically it's just following the formula 14.35h (pay x hours)

Answer 15

yeaa.. i got it now

Answer 16

thanks again for your help. =)

Answer 17

:) good.

Answer 18

Just remember that 7.30 is \[7{1 \over 2} hours\] It's much easier to make time into a fraction and add it all up rather than converting time into standard unit...

Answer 19

okay, thanks =)

Answer 20

@monokerous
Shouldn't it be:
\[7:30=7\frac{1}{2}\]

Answer 21

That's what I did.

Answer 22

Not a big deal, however, you wrote
"Just remember that 7.30 is . . . "

Answer 23

oh. Right. My bad. 7:30. Minor detail. :/ Thanks for that!

Answer 24

np