Sean R.

asked • 03/01/22

Math word problem

Tanner earns $14.50 per hour for the first 8 hours he works each day. For every hour worked over 8, he earns 1.75 of his normal hourly wage. On Monday, he worked from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., took a 45 minute lunch break, and he left work for the day at 6:15 p.m. How much money (in dollars) did Tanner earn on Monday? (Use only the digits 0 - 9 and the decimal point to enter the amount.)

William T.

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Word problems can be tricky, so first it is always important to write down what we know first before we try and solve the problem. We know that Tanner makes $14.50 an hour We know that for overtime he makes 1.75 X 14.50 = $25.375 an hour for anything over 8 hours He worked from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. = 4 hours At 11:30 a.m. he took a 45-minute lunch so he is back at work at 12:15 pm He worked from 12:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. =6 hours So 4 hours + 6 hours = 10 hours For the first 8 hours he would get 8 X $14.50 = $116 2 hours of over time he would get 2 X $25.375 = $50.75 So he would make $116 + $50.75 = $166.75
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