Jarvis works in a garage £6 an hour.
If he works on Saturday, he is paid time and a quarter.
If he works on Sunday, he is paid time and a half
Last weekend Jarvis worked for six hours on Saturday and five hours on Sunday.
How much more Jarvis paid last weekend altogether?

Question

Jarvis works in a garage £6 an hour. 
If he works on Saturday, he is paid time and a quarter.
If he works on Sunday, he is paid time and a half
Last weekend Jarvis worked for six hours on Saturday and five hours on Sunday.
How much more Jarvis paid last weekend altogether?

vocaloid · Answer

first step is to figure out how much he earns per hour on Saturday and Sunday

"time and a quarter" means

6 + (0.25)(6) = ?

grace111 · Answer

7.5

vocaloid · Answer

good, do you think you can figure out what "time and a half" means?

grace111 · Answer

Does it mean that every hour you work , you get paid for one and a half hours ? Other way, I have simply no idea XD

grace111 · Answer

@Vocaloid

anonymous · Answer

Yeah