Question

Zulfiya earns her regular pay $7.50 per hour for up to 40 hours of work in a week. For each hour over 40 hours of work in a week, Zulfiya is paid 1.5 times her regular pay. How much does Zulfiya earn for a week in which she works 46 hours?

The answer is $367.5

Please show me the way of your solution

Answer 1

Zulfiya get $7.5 for each hour.
If she works more than 40 hrs she gets 1.5 times her regular pay.
She works for 46 hrs.
7.5×40=300
For next six hrs she gets 1.5 times her pay i.e. 7.5×1.5=11.25 for one hr.
for 6 hrs she gets 11.25×6=67.5
For 46 hrs she earns 300+67.5= $367.5