Question

Denise Cho is a broadcast technician and earns $17.00 an hour with time-and-a-half for overtime. Last week, she worked 40 hours at regular pay, and some hours of overtime. Her total pay for the week was $839.38. How many overtime hours did Denise work?

Answer 1

6.25 hours of overtime.
17.00×1.5=$25.50 per hour
17.00×40=$680
839.38-680=$159.38
$159.38÷25.50=6.25

Answer 2

Denise work 6.25 hours overtime.

Explanation:

Denise Cho earns per hour = $17.00

For her over time she earns = $17 × 1.5 = $25.50

She worked 40 hours at regular pay and earns = 40 × 17

= $680

Her total pay for the week = $839.38

She earns for her overtime = $839.38 - 680 = $159.38

Her overtime hours were =
`(159.38)/(25.5)`

= 6.25 hours

Denise work 6.25 hours overtime.