Question

Es - At the state fair 4 employees were paid $8.20 an hour to work at a corn-dog stand. They worked for 10 hours at regular pay

and then for 3 hours at overtime pay for an extra $2.20 an hour. How much money did they earn in total?
$404.60
$418.90
$432.20
$452.80
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Answer 1

`\$452.80`

Explanation:

we know that

To find out how much money did they earn in total sum the product of the hours at regular pay by $8.20 plus the product of the hours at overtime pay by ($8.20+$2.20), all multiplied by the number of employees

so

`[(10)(8.20)+(3)(2.20+8.20)](4)`

`[82+31.2](4)`

`[113.2](4)`

`\$452.80`

Answer 2

$ 452.80

Explanation:

Given,

The regular payment per hour for each employee = $ 8.20,

∵ Number of regular hours = 10,

Thus, wages for each employee in regular hours = 10 × 8.20 = $ 82,

Also, the overtime charges per hour = 8.20 + 2.20 = $ 10.4,

∵ Number of overtime hours = 3,

Thus, the overtime charges for each employee = 3 × 10.4 = $ 31.2,

∴ Total earning of each employee = 82 + 31.2 = $ 113.2,

Now, number of employees = 4,

Hence, the total earning of all employees = 4 × 113.2 = $ 452.8