Question

Jordin worked 48 hours and 45 minutes. He's paid $13.00 an hour. He is paid time and a half for any time over 40 hours. How much will he get paid?

Change minutes to hours then multiply.
This is pay, so round all answers to the nearest cent if necessary. Two decimal places

Answer 1

$690.63

Explanation:

45 minutes = 0.75 hr, so he worked for 48.75 hrs.

This means he worked 8.75 hours of overtime, so his pay is

`40(13)+(8.75)(13)(1.5) \approx \$690.63`