Question

A man’s regular pay is $3 per hour up to 40 hours. Overtime is twice the payment for
regular time. If he was paid $216, how many hours of overtime did he work?

Answer 1

Answer:

Regular Pay= $3 per hour up to 40 hours. So, total pay of the day= $3*40= $120.

He was paid$168 for his overall work. Hence, we need to calculate overtime pay, i.e. $168 - $120 = $48.

Overtime rate = 2*$3=$6 per hour.

Therefore, the total number of overtime hours=$48 divided by $6 = 8.