A hotel 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 |
Gwen worked there 10 hours a day for 20 days in July. How much did the hotel pay her?
Amount that the hotel paid Gwen for the first 5 hours
= 5 x 10.80
= $54
Duration that Gwen worked after the first 5 hours
= 10 - 5
= 5 h
Amount that the hotel paid Gwen for the next 5 hours
= 5 x 12
= $60
Amount that the hotel paid Gwen per day
= 54 + 60
= $114
Amount that the hotel paid Gwen for 20 days
= 20 x 114
= $2280
Answer(s): $2280