Question

lena works for 34 hours from monday to friday at her normal rate of pay ,on saturdays she gets an overtime rate of pay ,the overtime rate is 1.5 times her normal rate, she works for 4 hours on a saturday ,altogether lena earns £320 for her weeks work , what is her normal rate of pay per hour ???

Answer 1

Answer: £ 8

Explanation:

Total hours Lena works from Monday to Friday = 34 hours

Hours she works on Saturdays = 4

Overtime rate of Saturday = 1.5 times her normal rate

Let x be the normal rate.

Then , Her total earning =
`34 x + 4 *(1.5x) =34x+6x=40x`

Since her total earnings for week = £ 320

So,

`320=40x\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=(320)/(40)\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=8`

Thus, her normal rate of pay per hour = £ 8