Suzy earns $7.50 per hour. She worked 32.5 hours last week. What was the amount of her check?

2 Answers
Sep 21, 2016

Her paycheck will be $273.45 before taxes.

Explanation:

#32.5 cancel"h"xx($7.50)/(1 cancel"h")="$273.45"#

Sep 21, 2016

$243.75

Explanation:

To solve this problem we have to #color(blue)"multiply"#

That is multiply the number of hours worked by earnings per hour.

#"1 hour"rarr $7.50#

#"2 hours"rarr2xx$7.50=$15.00#

#"3 hours"rarr3xx$7.50=$22.50#

So for 32.5 hours.

#"32.5 hours"rarr32.5xx$7.50=$243.75#