Question

P= pay Alex works 40 hours. When he works overtime, he gets 50% more his usual pay. Alex worked 6 hours overtime. How can you calculate his overtime pay?

Is this expression correct for his overtime pay?

40p+6(.5p+p)

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Answer 1

Explanation:

To calculate Alex's overtime pay, we can follow these steps:

Calculate his regular hourly rate of pay by dividing his total pay by the number of hours he worked:

Regular hourly rate = P / 40 hours

Calculate his overtime hourly rate by adding 50% to his regular hourly rate:

Overtime hourly rate = Regular hourly rate + (0.5 x Regular hourly rate)

Overtime hourly rate = Regular hourly rate x 1.5

Multiply his overtime hourly rate by the number of overtime hours he worked to get his total overtime pay:

Overtime pay = Overtime hourly rate x 6 hours

So the expression for his overtime pay would be:

Overtime pay = (P / 40 hours) x 1.5 x 6 hours

Simplifying this expression, we get:

Overtime pay = P / 4

Therefore, to calculate Alex's overtime pay, we just need to divide his total pay by 4.