Question

Tricia manages the front office at a local doctor’s office and needs to figure out payroll for the front office clerk that is paid hourly. Tricia also has
to make sure that she keeps the front office clerk under 40 hours a week to avoid overtime pay. After reading the problem, what are you being asked to do? What information are you provided? What mathematical operation applies (addition, subtraction, multiplication or division) and write your equation in the box below. What are the steps to solve the problem? What is the answer to the question? Does your answer make sense? Why?
The front office clerks time sheet reads as follows: Monday 480 minutes Monday 480 minutes Tuesday 450 minutes Tuesday 480 minutes Wednesday 495 minutes Wednesday 480 minutes Thursday 480 minutes Thursday 480 minutes Friday 300 minutes Friday 480 minutes
Does Tricia need to pay the front desk office clerk overtime?

After reading the problem, what are you being asked to do?

What information are you provided?

What mathematical operation applies (addition, subtraction, multiplication or division) and write your equation in the box below

What are the steps to solve the problem?

What is the answer to the question?

Does your answer make sense? Why?

Answer 1

The data about the number of minutes per day is so confusing. I'll just answer it based on what I understood from the data provided:

Monday: 480 minutes
Tuesday: 450 minutes
Wednesday: 495 minutes
Thursday: 480 minutes
Friday: 300 minutes

We need to add up all the minutes worked for the week:
480 + 450 + 495 + 480 + 300 = 2,205 minutes

2,205 minutes / 60 minutes = 36.75 hours

36.75 hours is less than the maximum number of hours worked in a week which is 40 hours. 

36.75 hours translates to 36 hours and 45 minutes of work for the week.