Question

Jim makes $5 an hour at the surf shop. His boss gives him a one-time bonus of $50. Sarah makes $8 an hour at the clothes store. Her boss givers her a one-time bonus of $14. If they both work 15 hours, who will have a bigger paycheck?

Answer 1

Sarah had the bigger paycheck of $134

Explanation:

First we would need to find the total amount of money each one of them made in those 15 hours. We do this by multiplying their hourly rate by the hours worked and then adding the bonus

Jim: (5*15) + 50 = x

75 + 50 = x

125 = x

Sarah: (8 * 15) + 14 = x

120 + 14 = x

134 = x

Finally, we can say that Sarah had the bigger paycheck of $134 which is $9 more than Jim's