Question

A new clerk in your office is to earn $450 per week. If she works 30.5 hours each week, what is her hourly rate? (Round off your answer to the nearest hundredth, that is, to the nearest cent.)

A. $14.75
B. $13.75
C. $13.10
D. $12.00

Answer 1

$450/week

30.5 hours/week

450/30.5 = $14.75

The answer is A (14.75/hour).

Answer 2

Option A. $14.75

Explanation:

A new clerk in your office earns per week = $450

Each week she works for = 30.5 hours

her earnings per hour =
`\frac{\text{Total earnings}}{\text{working hours}}`

Her earning per hour =
`(450)/(30.5)` = $14.754098 ≈ $14.75

Her hourly rate would be $14.75.

Option A. $14.75 is the answer.