Question

Jacinta, an internet website designer, works a 38 hour week and earns $3115.35 every fortnight. Calculate her earnings:

a) per year
b) per week
c) per hour
Giving 65 points

Answer 1

Explanation:

total working duration = 2 weeks

Working duration in hours = 38× 2= 76 hours

a) per year

24*3115.35 = $74768

b) 3115.35/2

$1557.675

c)

3115.35/76

$40.99

Answer 2

• a) $80999.10
• b) $1557.68
• c) $40.99

Explanation:

Given

• Jacinta earns $3115.35 every 2 weeks, working 38 hours a week

Earnings calculated as:

a) per year

Number of weeks in a year = 52

• $3115.35*52/2 = $80999.10

b) per week

• 1/2*$3115.35 = $1557.68

c) per hour

• $3115.35/(38*2) = $40.99