document.write( "Question 763299: 14. Grace worked from 7:00 AM to 6:30 PM. She gets paid $13 per hour and \"time and a half\" for any hours over 8. How much did she get paid?\r
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document.write( "A. $152.75
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document.write( "B. $182.25
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document.write( "C. $193.75
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document.write( "D. $175.25
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document.write( "E. $172.25\r
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document.write( "312.50 is the answer I got I am not sure how to figure this out. If anyone can help thank you in advance! \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #464697 by ramkikk66(644) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! How many hours did Grace work? From 7 am to 6:30 p.m. which is 11 hours and 30 min or 11.5 hours\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For the 1st 8 hours, she gets paid $13 per hour, which is 13*8 = $104\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Extra hours (over 8) that she worked = 11.5 - 8 = 3.5\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For the extra hours she gets time and a half which means she gets 1.5 times her regular wages. i.e. for every hour she gets 13* 1.5 = $19.5 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the extra money made for 3.5 hours = 3.5 * 19.5 = $68.25\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So totally she earns \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Correct answer is $172.25\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps :) \n" ); document.write( " |