A hotel paid its service staff at a rate shown in the table.
Working hours |
Rate |
First 5 hours |
$9.20 per hour |
Subsequent hours |
$14 per hour |
Opal worked there 8 hours a day for 16 days in September. How much did the hotel pay her?
Amount that the hotel paid Opal for the first 5 hours
= 5 x 9.20
= $46
Duration that Opal worked after the first 5 hours
= 8 - 5
= 3 h
Amount that the hotel paid Opal for the next 3 hours
= 3 x 14
= $42
Amount that the hotel paid Opal per day
= 46 + 42
= $88
Amount that the hotel paid Opal for 16 days
= 16 x 88
= $1408
Answer(s): $1408