Question

Sunita is paid $36 per hour and works 9 hours per day. She receives one paid day off for each 18 day that she works. What is her true hourly wage?

Answer 1

The answer to your problem is the letter C. Her true hourly wage is $38

Answer 2

$ 38 per hour

Explanation:

Since, she works 9 hours per day.

So, the number of hours she worked in 18 days = 18 × 9 = 162 hours,

Also, it is given that, she receives one paid day off for each 18 day that she works,

Thus, she is paid for 9 hours in each day,

⇒ Total number of hours, she is paid = 19 × 9 = 171 hours,

She is paid $36 per hour,

⇒ Total amount she is paid = 171 × 36 = $ 6156,

`\text{Her actual wages per hour}=\frac{\text{Total amount she paid}}{\text{Total hours she worked}}`

`=(6156)/(162)`

`=38`

Hence, her true hourly wages is $ 38 .