Question

You work as an office administrator and are paid $18.65 per hour and work 80 hours in 2 weeks. How much is your straight time pay?

Answer 1

Given↷

• Amount paid per hour ⇢$18.65
• Working hour in 2 weeks⇢80

To find ↷

• The straight time pay

Answer

• $1,492

Solution ↷

To find the straight time pay for two weeks,

we'll multiply the amount per hour to the number of working hours

hence,

• Straight time pay ⇢$18.65 x 80
• Straight time pay⇢$ 1,492

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The Straight time pay of one week would be ,

• ⇢40 x $18.65
• ⇢$746

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Straight time pay of a month would be,

• ⇢160 x $18.65
• ⇢$2,984

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Answer 2

• Paid amount per hour=$18.65
• Total hours=80

Weeks no is not of any use here

Straight time pay:-

• 18.65×80
• $1492