Question

Barbara earns $16.50 per hour for the first 8 hours she works What

each day. For every hour worked over 8, she earns 1 1/2 of
her norman hourly wage. On Wednesday, she worked from 8:
00 AM to 11:45 AM, took a 45minute lunch break, and she left
work for the day at 5:45 PM. How much money in dollars did
Barbara earn on Wednesday?

Answer 1

I might have this wrong but I think it would be 156.75

That's if where it says she earns one and a half means time and a half. Then that would be 16.50 Plus half of 16.50 which is 8.25. if she worked over 1 hour plus her normal 8 hours.

16.50 x 8 = 132.00 +24.75 for the 1 extra hour over = 156.75

Answer 2

In the morning she worked 3 hours and 45 minutes. In the afternoon she worked 5 hours and 15 minutes. That is a total of 9 hours. At $16.50 per hour for 8 hours that comes to $132. Plus the 1 hour over time with breaks down to $18.50 plus $8.25 totaling $24.75. Add that to the $132 and she made a total of $156.75 for Wednesday’s work. I hope this helps with your question.