Hourly Pay Word Problems

If Billy earns $12.50 an hour and is paid time and a half for overtime, what is his gross pay if he worked 47 hours last week?

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By law, most employers are required to pay employees no less than

• minimum wage

• hourly wage

• gross pay

• overtime pay

• time-and-a-half

If Sarah earns $9.50 an hour and is paid time and a half for overtime, what is her gross pay if she worked 32 hours last week?

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Overtime pay of 1.5 times the regular hourly wage is called

• minimum wage

• hourly wage

• gross pay

• double-time

• time-and-a-half

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If Holly earns $16.14 an hour and is paid double time for overtime, what is her gross pay if she worked 27 hours last week?

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Overtime pay that is twice the regular hourly wage is often called

• minimum wage

• hourly wage

• gross pay

• double-time

• time-and-a-half

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If Craig earns $14.75 an hour and is paid double time for overtime, what is his gross pay if he worked 52 hours last week?

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Extra pay for working over 40 hours is known as

• minimum wage

• hourly wage

• gross pay

• overtime pay

• time-and-a-half

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If Jimbo earns $15.56 an hour and is paid time and a half for overtime, what is his gross pay if he worked 7 hours Mon, 7 hours Tues, 14 hours Wed, 10 hours Thurs and 9 hours Friday of last week?

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The total amount of money that an employee is paid is called

• minimum wage

• hourly wage

• gross pay

• overtime pay

• time-and-a-half

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