Question

Dani is working a sample booth at the national soda and beverage convention. She is paid $1.50 for each of the first ten tastings $2.50 for each of the next twenty tastings and $4.00 for each tasting beyond thirty she conducts each day. Today Dani conducted 36 tastings. How much total pay did Dani earn today?

Answer 1

She conducted 36 tastings.

10 tastings are in the category of the first 10 tastings.
10 * $1.50 = $15.00

36 - 10 = 26
Out of the remaining 26 tastings, 20 are int eh category of "the next 20 tastings."
20 * $2.50 = $50.00
This accounts for 10 + 20 = 30 tastings.

36 - 30 = 6
She did 6 tastings beyond the 30 tastings, so for the last 6 tastings, she gets paid
6 * $4.00 = $24.00

The total pay is:
$15.00 + $50.00 + $24.00 = $89.00