Question

John O’Malley worked 40 regular hours and 10 overtime hours this week. His regular rate of pay is $8.50. For overtime pay, he earns 1.5 times his regular pay. What is John’s gross pay for this week?

Answer 1

You times 40 by $8:50 to get what he earned for the 40 hours. This will get you $340. To get the overtime pay, it's 1.5 times $8.50. This will get you $12.75, so times it by 10 to get the overtime pay. You end up with $127.50. You add both pays together (340 + 127.5) to get $467.50.