Calculating Hourly and Overtime Rates

Calculating Hourly and Overtime Rates

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Thomas White

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The video tutorial covers various examples of calculating weekly and annual salaries, overtime rates, and hourly wages. It includes scenarios involving Maureen, Roger, Janice, Samantha, and Saul, demonstrating how to use algebraic expressions to determine pay based on regular and overtime hours. The tutorial emphasizes understanding time and a half, double time, and expressing variables in terms of others.

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Maureen's regular weekly pay if she works 40 hours at $15.70 per hour?

$627.00

$628.50

$628.00

$629.00

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you calculate Roger's annual salary if he works h hours at d dollars per hour?

h * 52 + d

h * d * 52

h + d * 52

h * d + 52

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Maureen's overtime hourly rate if her regular rate is $15.70?

$23.55

$22.50

$24.00

$21.50

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If Marianne earns y dollars per hour, what is her overtime rate?

y * 2

y + 1.5

2y

1.5y

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much does Janice earn in a week if she works 45 hours with 5 hours at overtime rate?

$780

$760

$750

$770

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Ron's weekly salary if he works 40 hours at x dollars per hour and y overtime hours?

40x + 0.5xy

40x + xy

40x + 1.5xy

40x + 2xy

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Samantha's hourly rate if her gross pay is $611.05 for 47 hours?

$12.10

$13.00

$12.50

$11.50

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If Julian's gross pay is $484 for 42 hours with double time, what is her hourly rate?

$10.50

$12.00

$11.50

$11.00

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Express Saul's hourly rate x in terms of r regular hours and t overtime hours if his gross pay is $700.

700 / (r + 1.5t)

700 / (r + t)

700 / (r + 2t)

700 / (r + 0.5t)