Question

Naja is paid p dollars per hour she works. For every hour she works over 40 hours, she is paid time and a half which means she is paid 1.5 times her normal hourly rate. She worked 50 hours last week. The following is a model of this situation.

Answer 1

40p + 10 (1.5p)

Explanation:

= 40 · p + (50-40) · (1.5p)

= 40p + 10 (1.5p)