Question

Gerald earns $16 per

hour for the first 35 hours
he works in a week. For
each hour over 35 hours he
works in a week, he makes
one and a half times his
regular hourly wage. Last
week he earned $848. How
many hours did he work?

Answer 1

Gerald worked 47 hours last week.

Explanation:

If Gerald was making $16 for the first 35 hours, that is $560. If he is making 1.5x his regular wage for any overtime, thats $24. 24x12 =288. 288+560 = $848. and 35+12=47 hours

Answer 2

47.14

Explanation:

35*16=556.6 848-556.6=291.4

16*1.5=24 291.4/24=12.14

35+12.14=47.14