Question

At the county fair 4 employees were paid $8.75 an hour to work at a funnel cake stand. They worked for 8 hours at regular pay and then for 5 hours at overtime pay for an extra $2.50 an hour. How much money did each employee earn?

Answer 1

$82.50

Explanation:

8.75 * 8 = 70

5 * 2.50 = 12.5

70 + 12.5 = 82.5

So, one employee would earn a total of $82.50 which also means that each employee earned $82.50

Answer 2

At a county fair four(4) employees were paid for 8 hours = $8.75 per hour

8 hours they were paid $2.50 extra for an hour

Their overtime earning = 8.75 + 2.50 = $11.25

Each employee worked for 8 hours and 5 hours overtime.

Each employee earned = (8.75 × 8) + (11.25 × 5)

= $70 + $56.25

= $126.25

Each employee earned $126.25 only.