SOLUTION: Mrs. Carter earned $8.24 per hour plus time and a half for all time over 40 hours per week. How much did she get paid for working 46-1/2 hours one week?

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Question 1012373: Mrs. Carter earned $8.24 per hour plus time and a half for all time over 40 hours per week. How much did she get paid for working 46-1/2 hours one week?
Found 2 solutions by addingup, Cromlix:
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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(8.24*40)+(8.24*1.5)(6.5)= Use your calculator. Follow the order of operations. Remember "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally": Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction.

Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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hi there.
Mrs Carter earns $8.24 per hour (Ordinary time)
plus $12.36 (Time and a half) for all time over 40 hours.
She works 46-1/2 hours.
40 hours at $8.24 = $329.60
6-1/2 hours at $12.36 = $80.34
Total = $409.94
Hope this helps :-)