James works from 2pm until 8.30pm on both Thursday and Friday - OCR - GCSE Maths - Question 17 - 2018 - Paper 1
Question 17
James works from 2pm until 8.30pm on both Thursday and Friday.
He is paid £12 per hour.
On Saturday he is paid £12 \frac{1}{2} times this hourly pay.
He works for 5 ... show full transcript
Worked Solution & Example Answer:James works from 2pm until 8.30pm on both Thursday and Friday - OCR - GCSE Maths - Question 17 - 2018 - Paper 1
Step 1
Calculate hours worked on Thursday and Friday
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James works from 2pm to 8:30pm, which is:
From 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm = 6 hours
From 8:00 pm to 8:30 pm = 0.5 hours
Total hours worked = 6 + 0.5 = 6.5 hours
James works 6.5 hours on both Thursday and Friday:
Total hours for both days = 6.5 * 2 = 13 hours.
Step 2
Calculate earnings for Thursday and Friday
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Earnings for Thursday and Friday:
Earnings = hours worked * hourly wage
Earnings for both days = 13 hours * £12 = £156.
Step 3
Calculate Saturday's hourly pay
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On Saturday, James's hourly pay is:
Hourly pay = £12 \times \frac{3}{2} = £18.
Step 4
Calculate earnings for Saturday
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James works for 5 hours on Saturday:
Earnings for Saturday = 5 hours * £18 = £90.
Step 5
Calculate total earnings for the three days
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Total earnings = Earnings from Thursday and Friday + Earnings from Saturday
