A restaurant paid its service staff at a rate shown in the table.
Working hours |
Rate |
First 5 hours |
$10.80 per hour |
Subsequent hours |
$12 per hour |
Tammy worked there 8 hours a day for 17 days in December. How much did the restaurant pay her?
Amount that the restaurant paid Tammy for the first 5 hours
= 5 x 10.80
= $54
Duration that Tammy worked after the first 5 hours
= 8 - 5
= 3 h
Amount that the restaurant paid Tammy for the next 3 hours
= 3 x 12
= $36
Amount that the restaurant paid Tammy per day
= 54 + 36
= $90
Amount that the restaurant paid Tammy for 17 days
= 17 x 90
= $1530
Answer(s): $1530