Question

Joelle earns her regular pay of $7.50 per hour for up to 40 hours of work in a week. For each hour over 40 hours in a week, she is paid 1 and 1/2 times her regular pay. how much does joelle earn for a week in which she works 42 hours?

Answer 1

is the answer $472.50?

Answer 2

$7.50 an hour = if she works up to 40 hours
$7.50 x 1.5 = if she works more than 40 hours.

Answer 3

no it is not.

Answer 4

please tell me your working out, how you achieved that answer.

Answer 5

I multiplied 7.50 by 1.5=11.25 then i multiplied 11.25 by 42 which equals 472.50

Answer 6

now that is wrong because that only applies for when she works for more than 40 hours.

Answer 7

she did. she worked 42 hours

Answer 8

nononono.

Answer 9

ok. explain

Answer 10

"More than" 40 hours key word "More than"

Answer 11

ashleyb that answer would be correct if she got paid 1 and a half times her regular pay of $7.50 for the entire 42 hours

but that overtime bonus only applies for the additional 2 hrs (not the full 42 hrs)

Answer 12

$7.50 an hour = if she works up to 40 hours
$7.50 x 1.5 = if she works more than 40 hours.

How many hours did she work for more than 40 hours?
so 40 + 2 = 42 hours that she worked in total.
do you see she has worked 2 hours over 40 hours?

Answer 13

\[r_{regular}=750\ cents\]\[r_{overtime}=150\%(r_{regular})\]\[r_{overtime}=\frac{150}{100}750=15*75=750+5(75)=\]\[750+375=1125\frac{cents}{hour}=r_{overtime}\]
pay = regular + overtime

\[pay_{cents}=750(40)+1125(2)\]

Answer 14

you would have to do it in pieces

calculate her total pay for working 40 hrs at $7.50 an hour

then add on the additional bonus pay of working 2 hrs at 1.5*7.50 = 11.25 dollars an hour

Answer 15

yes @jim_thompson5910 says it well, she has worked additionally two hours on top of the 40 base hours.

Answer 16

jayds: yes

Answer 17

311.25?

Answer 18

yes u are right.

Answer 19

wait.

Answer 20

i think u may have mistyped it.

Answer 21

I'm getting 322.5, so you're 11.25 off somehow

Answer 22

in the calculator.

Answer 23

you must have only calculated 1 additional hour of overtime instead of 2

Answer 24

300 + 22.50 = 322.50 $

Answer 25

First 40 hours = base pay of $7.50 per hour
additional 2 hours = base pay x 1.5
= 7.50 x 1.5
= 11.25 per hour

Answer 26

stamp: how did u get 322.50

Answer 27

Regular:

40 hours at $7.50 an hour = $300 in total pay


Overtime:

2 hours at $11.25 an hour = $22.50 in total pay


Overall, she made 300+22.50 = 322.50 dollars working 42 hours

Answer 28

OHHHHH!!!! i understand!! thankyou!

Answer 29

you're welcome