Question

If you are paid $234.56 for 20 1 over 2 hours of work, what amount should you be paid for hours of work at this same rate of pay?You should be paid $___ for 30 hours of work(Round to the nearest cent as needed.)

Answer 1

Given:

Amount paid for 20½ hours of work = $234.56

Let's find the amount you should be paid for 30 hours of work at the same r te.

Here, let's first find the rate.

To find the rate per hour, we have:

`rate=\frac{amount\text{ paid}}{number\text{ of hours}}`

Thus, the rate will be:

`\begin{gathered} rate=(234.56)/(20(1)/(2)) \\ \\ rate=(234.56)/(20.5) \\ \\ rate\text{ = 11.44 per hour} \end{gathered}`

This means you are paid $11.44 per hour.

If you now work for 30 hours, the amount earned ill be:

`\begin{gathered} 30*11.44 \\ \\ =343.26 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the amount you should be paid for 30 hours of work is $343.26

ANSWER:

$343.26