Julius Harrison works as a truck driver and earns $9.40 an hour for a regular 40-hour week. His overtime rate is# 1 1/2# times his regular hourly rate. This week he worked his regular 40 hours plus #7 3/4# hours of overtime. What is his total pay?

1 Answer
Jan 4, 2018

Total Pay #=$485.28#

Explanation:

Regular Pay
40 hours #xx# $9.40 = $376.00

Overtime Pay
#7 3/4# hours#xx# #1 1/2# #xx# #$9.40#
#=7.75xx1.5xx$9.40#
#=$109.275 ~ $109.28#

Total Pay
#=$376.00+$109.28=$485.28#

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