Step 1: Calculate the hours worked for the morning and afternoon
[tex]\begin{gathered} M\text{orning }\Rightarrow8\colon15-12\colon50=4\text{hours} \\ A\text{fternoon}\Rightarrow13\colon00-17\colon30=4.5\text{hours} \end{gathered}[/tex]
Step 2: Calculate the entire hours worked for the day
[tex]\text{Morning+Afternoon=4+4.5=8.5hours }[/tex]
Step 3: Given the wage to be $13.50 per hour, calculate the wage for the combined hours worked
