Harry has a job - OCR - GCSE Maths - Question 11 - 2019 - Paper 1
Question 11
Harry has a job.
On Friday, he is paid £8.50 per hour.
On Saturday, he is paid 1
dfrac{1}{2} times that rate.
He works for 4 hours on Friday.
He works from 8am unti... show full transcript
Worked Solution & Example Answer:Harry has a job - OCR - GCSE Maths - Question 11 - 2019 - Paper 1
Step 1
Calculate Friday's Earnings
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Harry's pay on Friday:
Hourly rate = £8.50
Hours worked = 4
Total earnings for Friday = Hourly rate × Hours worked = £8.50 × 4 = £34.00
Step 2
Calculate Saturday's Earnings
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Harry's pay on Saturday:
Saturday rate = 1.5 × £8.50 = £12.75
Hours worked on Saturday = 5 (from 8am to 1pm)
Total earnings for Saturday = Saturday rate × Hours worked = £12.75 × 5 = £63.75
Step 3
Calculate Total Earnings for Both Days
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Total earnings = Earnings on Friday + Earnings on Saturday
= £34.00 + £63.75 = £97.75
