Question

5. You are a packer for Acme Bottling Company. You fill cartons with bottles,

seal the cartons, and stack them on pallets. Monday through Friday you are
paid $0.41 for each carton you fill. On Saturday you are paid an additional
$0.21 for each carton you fill. What is your total pay for a week in which you
filled the following number of cartons?
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Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
210
175
224
160
216
90

Answer 1

$459.65

Explanation:

The total number of cartons you filled was ...

210 +175 +224 +160 +216 +90 = 1075

so your pay for filling those is ...

$0.41 × 1075 = $440.75

You get an additional amount of pay for the cartons filled on Saturday:

$0.21 × 90 = $18.90

So your pay for the week is ...

$440.75 +18.90 = $459.65