Question

Jessica earns $8.50 per hour as her hourly wage. If Jessica works overtime(more than 40 hours), she gets paid 1.5 times her hourly wage for every hour over 40 hours.

Last week, Jessica worked 38 hours.

This week, Jessica worked 46 hours. What was Jessica's paycheck for each week?

Answer 1

8.50 x 38 = 323 for the first week

46-40= 6

40 x 8.50 = 340

8.5 x 1.5 = 12.75

12.75 x 6 = 76.50

340 + 76.50 = 416.50 for the second week