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Jason works 22 hours a week and has a pre-tax paycheck of $660 per week. Last week he had to work 34 hours, how much will his pre-tax paycheck be?

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Answer:

$1020

Explanation:

660/22=30, this means it's 30 dollars per hour. So you just multiple 30 by the number of hours he's worked (34) to get the answer (1020).

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Sure, let's break this down step by-step:

Step 1: We need to find how much Jason makes in one hour. So we divide his regular paycheck by his regular hours worked.

Jason's regular hours at work are 22 and his paycheck for these hours is $660. Therefore, his hourly rate comes out to be $660 ÷ 22 = $30.

Thus, Jason earns $30 for each hour of work.

Step 2: Now we want to find out how much Jason earns for working 34 hours. To do this, we multiply the number of extra hours worked by his hourly wage.

Extra hours worked by Jason are 34 and we already know that he earns $30 for each hour from the previous step.

So, his paycheck for these extra hours will be $30 x 34 = $1020.

Therefore, Jason will earn a pre-tax paycheck offor the 34 hours he worked last week.

Answer; $1020

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