Question

Amazon is offering a $1200 hiring bonus and they will pay $16 per hour for 25 hours per week. UPS is offering a $50 weekly bonus for working on Sunday and they will pay $18 per hour for 30 hours per week. Assuming you will earn the bonus from either place, how many weeks will you have to work to make the same total pay? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

Answer: 14 weeks

Explanation:
Lay out your info:

Amazon: 1200 hiring bonus, 16 an hour (16h), 25 a week (25w)
UPS: 50 weekly bonus for working Sundays (50 once a week) , 18 an hour (18h), 30 a week (30w)

Your answer will depend on how many hours you are working. The average Amazon worker works 40 hours a week according to their website, and UPS workers work 60 hours according to zippia.

make the equations equal to each other:
1200 + 16(40) 25w= 50w+30w + 18(60)
1200+640+25w=80w+1080

-1080 -1080

120+640+25w=80w

760+25w=80w

-25w -25w

760=55w

divide both sides by 55

760/55 is about 13.81 repeating, round to 14 weeks