Question

. An employee earns $9.50 per hour. On Monday, she works from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., she takes a 30-minute unpaid lunch break. and How much does the employee earn on Monday?

Answer 1

The number of hours worked by employee can be determined as,

$(4\colon30+12\colon00)-9\colon00-0\colon30=7$

The amount earned by the employee can be determined as,

$\begin{gathered} A=7\times9.50 \\ =66.5 \end{gathered}$

Thus, the amount earned on Monday is $ 66.5.