Question

Last week, Ray worked 46 hours. He incorrectly calculated he earned $45 of additional pay. What was Ray's error when he miscalculated his overtime pay? Explain your answer.​

Answer 1

+$45

Explanation:

if his actual pay for the week was $100 then from the question he incorrectly calculated it as {$100 + $45} = $145 which is $45 above his actual pay.

Error = measured value - actual

value.

= $145 -$100 =$45.

NOTE: since the value he assumed{$145} is greater than his actual pay{$100}, we have to include a positive sign to the error{$45}.

Therefore, Error = +$45.