Question

A student worked 46 hr during a week one summer the student earned $4.90 per hour for the first 40 hr and $7.35 per hour for overtime how much did the student earn during the week?

Answer 1

240.10 dollars

Answer 2

First you multiply how much they make per hour by the number of hours they worked that weren’t overtime. So you would multiply 4.9 and 40.
4.9(40)=$196
Then you multiply 7.35 and the number of hours worked overtime. To find the number of hours worked overtime you would subtract 40 from 46.
46-40=6
Now you multiply again.
7.35(6)=$44.10
Then you add the two amounts made together.
196+44.10=$240.10
The student makes $240.10.