Question

A grain field owner pays harvester $12.50 per hour plus $15 for 30 bundles of grain. If on average a harvester gather 150 bundles per hour in 40 hours of work. What are the earnings for the week?

Answer 1

$3500

Explanation:

The harvester gets paid for two things - hours worked, and bundles gathered.

Hours worked

The harvester is paid $12.50 per hour and does 40 hours of work in a week. That's:

`$12.50xx40=$500.00`

Bundles gathered

Each hour, on average, the harvester gathers 150 bundles. For every 30 bundles, the harvester is paid $15. This means that on average, each hour, the harvester makes:

`150/30xx$15=5xx$15=$75`

Again, the harvester works 40 hours, and so:

`$75xx40=$3000.00`

All together

The harvester makes each week:

`$500+$3000=$3500`