A hotel paid its service staff at a rate shown in the table.
Working hours |
Rate |
First 5 hours |
$11.80 per hour |
Subsequent hours |
$14 per hour |
Victoria worked there 8 hours a day for 17 days in January. How much did the hotel pay her?
Amount that the hotel paid Victoria for the first 5 hours
= 5 x 11.80
= $59
Duration that Victoria worked after the first 5 hours
= 8 - 5
= 3 h
Amount that the hotel paid Victoria for the next 3 hours
= 3 x 14
= $42
Amount that the hotel paid Victoria per day
= 59 + 42
= $101
Amount that the hotel paid Victoria for 17 days
= 17 x 101
= $1717
Answer(s): $1717