Question

Victoria is paid a salary of $550 a week at her job. She worked 5 hr of overtime during the holidays, and her weekly paycheck came to $690. What is her overtime pay per hour?​

Answer 1

Victoria is paid $28 per hour of overtime.

Explanation:

Get the difference of Victoria's paycheck with and without overtime.

Difference = $690 - $550

Difference = $140

The difference is the amount that she was paid for the overtime.

Since she worked for 5 hours then we can just divide the amount over the time.

Rate = $140/5hours

Rate = $28/hr

Answer 2

$28 per hour

Explanation:

Let's first find out how much extra Victoria was paid during the week she worked overtime.

Without overtime, Victoria's weekly paycheck would be $550. However, she received $690 that week. The difference between the two amounts is the extra pay for overtime:

Extra pay = Total pay - Regular pay = $690 - $550 = $140

Now, we know that Victoria worked 5 hours of overtime. To find her overtime pay per hour, we can divide the total overtime pay by the number of overtime hours:

Overtime pay per hour = Total overtime pay / Overtime hours = $140 / 5 = $28

Victoria's overtime pay is $28 per hour.

Hope this helps!