Question

The grocery store where Ms. Maple works pays her $6.50 per hour. Any time she works more than 40 hours per week, she is paid time and a half for the additional hours. Her weekly pay, w, is found using the following equation, where h is the total number of hours worked.

How much would Ms. Maple earn if she worked 43 hours one week?
$289.25
$279.50
$975.00
$399.75

Answer 1

$289.25

Explanation:

First we should find out how much Ms. Maple would make in a week without overtime.

6.5 x 40 = 260

Now, let's figure out how much she makes per hour in overtime.

6.5 x 1.5 = 9.75

Now add up the hours of overtime.

9.75 x 3 = 29.25

Now we add the weekly wage to the overtime

260 + 29.25 = 289.25

For 40 hours of regular time at $6.50/hr and 3 hours of overtime at $9.75/hr, Ms. Maple will make $289.25 for the week.