Question

Nelly works part-time in a shop to
cover her university expenses.
The table below shows how many
hours she worked each day last week.
Hours worked
Day
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
3½
5
2½
4
25
Nelly's weekly pay is worked out
as follows: Monday to Friday
• £8 per hour for the first 15 hours
• £10 per hour for any extra hours
Saturday
.
• double the normal rate of £8 per hour
Work out Nelly's total pay for last week?
You must show all your working.

Answer 1

Using proportions, Nelly's total pay for last week was of £220.

What is a proportion?

A proportion is a fraction of a total amount, and the measures are related using a rule of three. Due to this, relations between variables, either direct or inverse proportional, can be built to find the desired measures in the problem.

From Monday to Friday, she worked 17 hours, hence:

• For 15 hours, she was paid £8 per hour.

• For the last 2 hours, she was paid £10 per hour.

On Saturday, she worked 5 hours, and was paid £16 per hour.

Hence her total payment is found as follows:

15 x 8 + 2 x 10 + 5 x 16 = £220.

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