Denise Cho is a broadcast technician and earns $17.00 an hour with time-and-a-half for overtime. Last week, she worked 40 hours at regular pay, and some hours of overtime. Her total pay for the week was $839.38. How many overtime hours did Denise work?
6.25 hours of overtime.
17.00×1.5=$25.50 per hour
17.00×40=$680
839.38-680=$159.38
$159.38÷25.50=6.25
Answer:
Denise work 6.25 hours overtime.
Step-by-step explanation:
Denise Cho earns per hour = $17.00
For her over time she earns = $17 × 1.5 = $25.50
She worked 40 hours at regular pay and earns = 40 × 17
= $680
Her total pay for the week = $839.38
She earns for her overtime = $839.38 - 680 = $159.38
Her overtime hours were = \(\frac{159.38}{25.5}\)
= 6.25 hours
Denise work 6.25 hours overtime.