she gets 8.50 an hour and gets paid every to weeks write an equation

Question

8.50 every hour and gets paid every 2 weeks

 

Answer 1

Let's say she works h hours per week.

One weeks pay is 8.5h

Two weeks pay is 8.5(h₁ + h₂)

where h₁ is hours worked week 1, h₂ is hours worked week 2.

The above works so long as there is no overtime or other pay involved beyond hourly.

 

If she works full time and makes time and a half for overtime

then the pay rate for overtime is

1.5(8.5) = $12.75 per hour for hours over 40 in one week.

Letting h be the total hours worked in the pay period

 

1 week:  8.5(40) + 12.75(h - 40) = 340 + 12.75h - 510 = 12.75h - 170

 

2 weeks: 8.5(80) + 12.75(h - 80) = 680 + 12.75h - 1020 = 12.75h - 340