Employment Application Problems

Lynn Eaton regularly works a 40-hour week and earns $9 per hour. She receives time-and-a-half for each hour of overtime she works. Last week she worked 43 hours. What was her overtime pay?

• $400.50
• $40.50
• $13.50
• $360

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Joan Ray sells new cars at Kyra's car sales. She receives a 25% commission on the profit each car is sold for. Last week, she sold 9 cars, for a total of $8,870 dealer profit. How much did she earn in commission?

• $2,217.50
• $79,830
• $1091
• $19,957.50

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Julissa Yoko is paid semimonthly at Rossey Market. How many fewer paychecks does she receive in a year compared to someone who is paid weekly?

• 28
• 26
• 40
• 52

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Pat Vickers earns $575 per week at Shoupe Industries . Express her annual salary using the K abbreviation found in classified ads.

• $29,900
• $29.9K
• K=$29.9
• K=$29,900

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Sean Densonelo is paid biweekly at J.T. Wollitz Inc. His annual salary is $42,500. What is his biweekly salary to the nearest cent?

• $1770.83
• $1770.84
• $1634.62
• $1635

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Baseball player Austin Rodriguez earned $27,708,525 in 2007. He played 158 games. What was his salary per game rounded to the nearest dollar?

• $13,805.94
• $2,309,043.75
• $175K
• $175,370

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.6.NS.B.2

Danny Bennett just answered a help-wanted ad. The ad states that the job pays $27K annually. What would Danny’s monthly salary be if he gets this job?

• $2,250
• $27,000
• $2.25k
• $1125

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

John Wilson's weekly salary is $478.25. What is John’s annual salary?

• $11,478
• $12,434.50
• $24,869
• $24K

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

John Bryant's weekly salary is $478.25. John's employer is changing the pay period to semimonthly. What will John’s semimonthly salary be to the nearest cent?

• $24,869
• $956.50
• $11,478
• $1,036.21

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Justin Skaggs is a golf pro. He works eight months per year at Owen's Country Club, and is paid $76,000. During the winter months, he teaches golf privately and earns another $12,500. What is his average monthly salary based on his yearly earnings?

• $12,625
• $7375
• $88,500
• $3,687.50

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3