Question

. Bartholomew Jackson is paid $10.56 an hour to knit dog sweaters. He gets paid 1.5 times his normal wages for overtime (over 40 hours per week). If he works 55.5 hours in one week, how much money does he earn

Answer 1

$667.92

Explanation:

Use the equation (p*1.5)*o=t

the variable p is equal to his hourly pay.

the variable o is equal to hours worked overtime.

the variable t is equal to the total amount of money they will make.

As for the 1.5, this is the way overtime is always calculated, at 1.5 times the rate of your hourly wage.

Back to the question:

the variable p is replaced by his hourly pay, $10.56.

the variable o is replaced by the amount of hours he worked overtime. Now, this part is a bit trickier because the question is designed to confuse you. If his overtime only counts if he works over 40 hours a week, then you need to subtract the 40 from his total amount of hours worked. You should get 15.5 because 55.5-40=15.5. Thus, variable o=15.5.

Lastly, you have to calculate it.

Plug in the variables to get:

($10.56*1.5)*15.5= $245.52

DON'T STOP HERE!!!

Since the question asks for how much he has earned for the week, you have to add this onto his normal salary. This part is easy, just multiply the 40 hours by his pay. So,

40*$10.56= $422.40.

Finally, add the overtime ($245.52) to his normal pay ($422.40).

$422.40+$245.52= $667.92