Question

A new clerk in your office is to earn $450 per week. If she works 30.5 hours each week, what is her hourly rate? (Round off your answer to the nearest hundredth, that is, to the nearest cent.)
A. $14.75
B. $13.75
C. $13.10
D. $12.00

Answer 1

$450/week

30.5 hours/week

450/30.5 = $14.75

The answer is A (14.75/hour).

Answer 2

Answer:

Option A. $14.75

Step-by-step explanation:

A new clerk in your office earns per week = $450

Each week she works for = 30.5 hours

her earnings per hour = $\frac{\text{Total earnings}}{\text{working hours}}$

Her earning per hour =  $\frac{450}{30.5}$ = $14.754098 ≈ $14.75

Her hourly rate would be $14.75.

Option A. $14.75 is the answer.