Question

The driver of the water tanker works for 5½ days per week and 9 hours per day on week days except on Saturdays where they work for a ½ day (4,5 hours). The rate per hour was R92,50 and the rate of pay was doubled on Saturdays. 2.1 Calculate the amount of money that the tanker driver receive per day during week days. 2.2 Determine the total number of hours that the driver has worked in March 2022. (2) (3) Page.​

Answer 1

The tanker driver earns R832,50 per day during weekdays. To determine their total hours worked in March 2022, we multiply the work hours for weekdays and Saturdays, yielding a total of 189 hours for the month.

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculating the Tanker Driver's Earnings

2.1 The amount of money that the tanker driver will receive per day during weekdays can be calculated by multiplying the number of hours worked per day by the hourly rate. Since the driver works 9 hours per day at a rate of R92,50 per hour, the daily earnings would be:

9 hours/day × R92,50/hour = R832,50/day

2.2 To determine the total number of hours that the driver has worked in March 2022, we need to consider that the driver works 5 full weekdays and one half day on Saturday. Assuming that there are 4 full weeks in March, the calculation would be:

Weekday hours: 5 days/week × 9 hours/day × 4 weeks = 180 hours

Saturday hours (doubled rate): 0.5 day/week × 4.5 hours/day × 4 weeks = 9 hours

The total number of hours worked in March would therefore be:

180 hours (weekdays) + 9 hours (Saturdays) = 189 hours