Question

You earn time and a half for any hours worked over 40 in one week. Your standard hourly pay is $8.00 per hour. What is your pay for a week where you work 50 hours?

Answer 1

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Solution

Given,

The amount earned per hour = $8

That means that:

For the 50 hours, he will earn:

$50\times8=400$

Recall,

He earns half for every 40 hours

Therefore the extra he will earn

$\frac{400}{2}=200$

Therefore, the total amount earned is:

$200+400=600$

The amount Earned for the week is $600

The first option is the correct answer