Question

Joan works for 6 hr each weekday and 8 hr total on the weekends . She earns $6 an hr on weekdays and $9 an hour on weekends. How much money does she earn each week?

Answer 1

6 hrs times 5 days
30 hours
30x6
$180

8hrs
8x6
$48

Answer 2

She earns $252.00 a week because if she works 6 hrs weekday that's mean 5 days then she works a total of 30 hrs. (5 x 6 = 30hrs).Then, she gets pay $6 an hour it is equal to $180.00. Then, she works 8 hrs total on the weekend. That means 2 days 4 hrs each. So, if she gets pay $9 an hour it is equal to $72.00. So, she earns $252.00 a week because $180.00 + $72.00 = $252.00.