Isabella earns $8.50 per hour plus commission. Last week she earned $50 in commission. If she earned a total of $152, how many hours did she work?

Answer 1

Hi Logan,

Commission is an extra amount of money earned in addition to the hourly amount that a person earns for a particular job. In this problem , the commission has been calculated for you and is $50.

That means that of the $152 Isabella earned, $50 was due to commission. The rest is from her hourly pay.

The amount of pay from her hourly portion would be the total minus the commission:

$152 - 50 = $102

In order for her to earn $102 at $8.50, she would need to work 12 hours:

$102 ÷ $8.50 = 12 hours