Question

Rick James is paid $18.00 an hour as a pastry chef for a regular 35-hour week. His overtime rate is 1.5 times his regular hourly rate. This week he worked his regular 35 hours plus 8 hours of overtime. What is his total pay for the week?

Answer 1

So 18.00 x 35 = $630

Then to find 1.5x more of 18.
18 x 1.5 = 27 per hour (for the 8 extra hours)

so $27 x 8 = $216

Now add them together

$630 + $216 = $846!

Answer 2

thank you I was stuck but I understand now :)