Question

33. Calista earns $300 per week for a 40 hour work week plus $12.32 per hour for each hour of

overtime after 40 hours. Write an equation that would be used to determine her weekly wages
where w is her wages, and v is the number of overtime hours worked.

Answer 1

w = 300 +12.32v

Explanation:

Calista's wages are ...

wages = (straight time earnings) + (overtime pay)

= $300 + (overtime hours)·(overtime pay per hour)

= $300 + (v)($12.32)

Using the symbols required by the problem statement, we have ...

w = 300 + 12.32v