SOLUTION: This question is calculating gross pay The hours worked has to be over 40. The method I chose was number 2( though I would like to know how to do the work using both methods.

Question 667851: This question is calculating gross pay
The hours worked has to be over 40.
The method I chose was number 2( though I would like to know how to do the work using both methods.
Method 1:(total regular hours X hourly rate) + (overtime hours X overtime rate)=gross pay
Method 2: (total number of hours worked X the hourly rate) + (hours over 40 X 0.5 the hourly rate)
So my my information is:
Hourly Rate: $15hr.
Hours Worked: 45hrs
Formula : (45 X 15) + (15 X (15 x 0.5))
But I was told that my over time pay looks wrong, can someone help me please?
Found 3 solutions by ReadingBoosters, lynnlo, MathTherapy:
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Formuls should be

Essentially
45 X 15 + 5 X (.05 X 15) or
45(15) + 5(.05(15))
...
Method 1
40 X 15 + 5 X (15 + (.05 X 15)) or
40(15) + 5(15+(.05(15)))
.....................
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Answer by lynnlo(4176)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
ok,you worked 45 hours,,,overtime hours are 5 over 40,, times your pay.look like the rest you understand
Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

This question is calculating gross pay
The hours worked has to be over 40.
The method I chose was number 2( though I would like to know how to do the work using both methods.
Method 1:(total regular hours X hourly rate) + (overtime hours X overtime rate)=gross pay
Method 2: (total number of hours worked X the hourly rate) + (hours over 40 X 0.5 the hourly rate)
So my my information is:
Hourly Rate: $15hr.
Hours Worked: 45hrs
Formula : (45 X 15) + (15 X (15 x 0.5))
But I was told that my over time pay looks wrong, can someone help me please?

Method 1

Method 2

Both will give you gross pay of $712.50.

The parentheses are irrelevant, but I chose to put them anyway.

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