Wages
Stella works 30 hours at an hourly rate of 9.25. What is her wages for the week?
30 x 9.25 = $227.50
Joe worked from 7am to 1pm before his break. How long did he work?
6 hours
What is 8% as a decimal?
Move decimal 2 spots to the left!
0.08
I want to tip 20% to my waiter. How do I make 20% a decimal?
Move the decimal 2 places to the left
0.20 or .2
Round to the nearest cent
$10.22222222
$10.22
Define wages
the numbers of hours worked multiplied by the hourly rate
Anna worked from 9am to 11:30 am then from 1pm-4:30pm. How long did she work in total?
9-11:30= 2.5 hours
1-4:30= 3.5 hours
2.5+3.5= 6 hours total
Answer= 6 hours
I make 200 shirts and for every shirt, I get $1. How much money do I make?
200 shirts x $1 = $200
How much would the tip be if you tip 25% on a bill of $18?
0.25 x 18= 4.5
$4.50
What is the difference between gross and net pay?
Gross pay= before taxes
Net pay= after taxes
How many hours do we estimate the average full time working adult works in a year
2,000 hours
How much time did I work if I worked from 7:30am-noon?
7:30-8:30
8:30-9:30
9:30-10:30
10:30-11:30
4 hours
11:30-12= 30 minutes
Total= 4 hours and 30 minutes
Annie gets a piece rate of 0.25 per item. She makes 372 items in a day. How much did she make that day?
0.25 x 372 = $93
A person multiplied their bill by 0.1. What percent tip are they leaving?
Move the decimal 2 spaces to the right
10%
What is the overtime rate for someone who regularly makes $14 an hour?
14 x 1.5 = 21
$21 an hour
Estimate the annual wage of Leroy who works for 12.50 an hour. Assume Leroy is an average full-time working adult
12.50 x 2,000= 25,000
On Wednesday I worked from 8:30-11am and then from 12:15 to 3pm. How much did I work?
8:30-11= 2 hours 30 minutes
12:15-3pm= 2 hours 45 minutes
30+45= 1 hour and 15 minutes
2+2+1 hours= 5 hours
Total= 5 hours and 15 minutes
A salesperson earns a salary of 15,000 a year plus 2% commission on sales of 1,000,000. What is his total income?
0.02 x 1,000,000= 20,000
20,000 +15,000= 35,000
$35,000
How much would the total bill be if you tip 20% on a bill that is $62.54
0.2 x 62.54= 12.508
Round to 12.51
12.51+ 62.54= 75.05
$75.05
How many hours does Joe work if he works 4 hr and 30 min in the morning and 5 hr 15 min in the afternoon five days a week?
4 hr + 5 hr = 9hr
30 min + 15 min= 45 min
9hr and 45 min
Compute the total wage for Ellie (include/calculate her overtime). She worked 50 hours from Monday to Friday. Her regular rate is 10.50.
10.50 x40= 420
10.50 x 1.5= 15.75
15.76 x 10 (overtime hours)= 157.50
420+157.50= $577.50
Final answer= $577.50
How much time (in hours and minutes) is 645 minutes?
645/60= 10.75
10x60= 600 minutes. We need 45 more minutes
Answer= 10 hours and 45 minutes
A salesperson earns a salary of 35,000 a year. What is their weekly income?
35,000/52= 673.0769231
Round
$673.08
You have a gross pay of 375.92. Your deductions are $25.32, $14.78, $2.45, $58.63, and $5. What is your net pay?
$25.32+ $14.78+ $2.45+ $58.63+ $5=
$106.18
375.92-106.18= $269.74
A teacher earns 68,000 a year. He is paid semimonthly. How much does she earn per pay period?
semimonthly= 2x a month or 24 pay periods
68,000 / 24 = 2,833.333333
$2,833.33