Percentages
Words
Facts
Overtime
Earning Money
100

10% of 30

3

100

Overtime rate, calculated as twice normal hourly pay

Double time

100

The number of weeks in a year

52
100
Double time pay rate if normal rate is $18

$36

100

Jim works 15 hours a week, making $12 an hour. How much does he make in a week?

$180

200

5% of 80

4

200

Pay, calculated as a fixed annual amount

Salary

200

The number of fortnights in a year

26

200

Time-and-a-half rate if normal hourly rate is $30

$45

200

Ted works 40 hours a week, making $18.50 an hour. How much money does he make

$740

300

1% of 200

2

300

 Pay for a salesperson, calculated as a percentage of sales

Commission

300

The number of days in a year

365

300

Normal hourly rate if time-and-a-half rate is $30

$20

300

Jennifer works Monday to Wednesday for 8 hours each day. She gets paid $9.25 an hour. What will her earning be?

$222

400

11% of 500

55

400

A fixed weekly amount paid to a salesperson

Retainer

400
There are 4 weeks in a month, true or false

False

400

Pay for 4 hours double time at normal hourly rate of $10

$80

400

If Sam earns 15.25 an hour and gets paid $$518.50 at the end of the week, how many hours did he work?

34

500

1% of 1 000 000

10 000

500

Pay for each item or service completed

Piecework

500

The number of quarters in 2 years

8

500

Pay for 4 hours time-and-a-half if normal rate is $10

$60

500

Mark worked 42 hours. He earns $24 an hour. He gets time and a half for working more than 38 hours. What is his total pay?

$1056

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