Helen earns $7.50 an hour at her job, but if she works more than 35 hours in a week, she is paid 1.5 times he

Question

Helen earns $7.50 an hour at her job, but if she works more than 35 hours in a week, she is paid 1.5 times her regular salary for the overtime hours worked.One week her gross pay was 330. How many overtime hours did she work that week?

Answer 1

Earning from first 35 hours:

= 7.5 x 35

= $262.5

remaining earning:

= 330 - 262.5

= $67.5

pay for every overtime hour:

= 1.5 x 7.5

= $11.25

If one overtime hour pays $11.25, then how many hours worked to earn $67.5:

= 67.5 / 11.25

= 6 Hours

Final Answer:

6 overtime hours worked