Question

Tyra makes $21.40 per hour at her job for the first 40 hours and $32.10 for anything over 40 hours. if tyra typically works 45 hours per week, how much does she earn?
a. $856.00
b. $963.00
c. $1,016.50
d. $1,444.50 please select the best answer from the choices provided

Answer 1

She works for 40 hours, and then 5 hours.
So, for these first 40 hours, Tyra earns $21.40 per hour. We can find how much she earns in 40 hours:

21.40 x 40 = 856.
So, in the first 40 hours, she makes $856.

Now, for any number of hours Tayra works more that 40 hours, she will earn $32.10 each hour.

She works 5 hours over 40 hours, since it is 45 hours in total.
Hence, Tayra will earn $32.10 every hour for the 5 hours:

5 x 32.10 = 160.5.
Therefore, she will earn $160.50 for the 5 hours.

Now we have both of the earning amounts that make up how much she makes in the 45 hours. We can add them together

40 hours + 5 hours = 45 hours.
Substitute the amounts in the hours.

856 + 160.5 = 1016.5.

Thus, the answer is that Tyra will warn $1,016.50 in the total 45 hours.
Ergo, the correct answer is C.

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