Question

Sylvia O'Keefe builds sets for independent movies and plays. She earns $15.80 an hour. Last week she worked 34 hours. Her straight-time pay for last week was $ _______.

Answer 1

She worked 34 hours at 15.80 per hour. 34 times 15.80 is 537.20 which is what she made

Answer 2

You know that Sylvia earns $15.80 per hour. She works for 34 hours. To solve this, you have to multiply that amount she is payed an hour to the number of hours she payed. An equation to help you:

Payment = P
Hours Worked = H

P × H = answer

Hope it helped!