A hotel paid its service staff at a rate shown in the table.
Working hours |
Rate |
First 5 hours |
$10.20 per hour |
Subsequent hours |
$14 per hour |
Gem worked there 8 hours a day for 15 days in May. How much did the hotel pay her?
Amount that the hotel paid Gem for the first 5 hours
= 5 x 10.20
= $51
Duration that Gem worked after the first 5 hours
= 8 - 5
= 3 h
Amount that the hotel paid Gem for the next 3 hours
= 3 x 14
= $42
Amount that the hotel paid Gem per day
= 51 + 42
= $93
Amount that the hotel paid Gem for 15 days
= 15 x 93
= $1395
Answer(s): $1395