Question

You decide to work out your weekly pay by using the following formula: Weekly pay = dhr. d is number of days worked, h is hours worked, r is rate of pay per hour. This week you worked for 5 days, 8 hours a day, at an hourly rate £6.88. how much did you earn

Answer 1

5*8*6.88=  275.2 that week

Answer 2

The earning would be £ 275.20

Explanation:

Here, the given formula,

Weekly pay = dhr,

Where,

d is the number of days worked,

h is the hours worked,

r is rate of pay per hour,

Given, d = 5, h = 8 and r = 6.88

Hence, by substituting the values,

Weekly pay =
`5* 8* 6.88` = £ 275.20