Question

The wages w (in £) Gordon earns is the number of hours he works n multiplied by his hourly rate r (in £ per hour). Enter a formula for Gordon's wages and enter the wage he would earn if he worked 5 hours at a rate of £10.40 per hou

Answer 1

1. w = nr

2. His wage is £52.00

Explanation:

1. Given that wages is a function of number of hours worked multiplied by hourly rate

Where n represents hours and r represents rate.

Wage formula is as follows;

Wage (w) = hours (n) * rate (r)

w = n * r

w = nr

2. If he worked 5 hours at a rate of £10.40 per hour

This means

n = 5

r = 10.40

His wage is as follows;

w = nr

w = 5 * £10.40

w = £52.00

Hence, his wage is £52.00