Question

Joel earns vher regular pay of $7.50 an hour for up to 40 hours of work in a week. For each hour over 40 hours of work in a week Joel is paid a one and a half times her regular pay how much does Joel earn for a week in which she works 42 hours?

Answer 1

for 40 hours she makes $7.50/hr
For 2 hors she makes 1.5($7.50/hr)

Answer 2

Why does she make 1.5 in two hours??

Answer 3

How did you get that number ? I mean

Answer 4

I'm confused 😩

Answer 5

322.5 is total in which she worked in 42 hours.

Regular pay:
$7.50(40 hours) = $300

Additional pay over 40 hours:
$1.50($7.50) = $11.25/hour

40 hours + 2 additional hours = 42 hours
$300 + ($11.25 + $11.25) = $322.5

Therefore,
She earns $322.5 in 42 hours.

Answer 6

because it says for every hour over 40 she gets paid 1½ times her regular pay

Answer 7

Ohhh okay, thanks guys!!!! :D

Answer 8

ok so fist 40 times 7.50 which is 300 plus 3.75 an hour times two so 7.50 so in total 307.50

Answer 9

oh wait sorry 7.50 plus 15 dollars so in total $322.50

Answer 10

It's alright :) thanks !!