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Financial Maths, STD1 F1 2019 HSC 11 v2

Jack works as a casual lifeguard and earns $30 per hour. He is also paid a $20 wet-weather allowance for each shift in which he works in the rain.

In one week, Jack worked three shifts of 5 hours each. It rained during two of these shifts.

How much did Jack earn in total this week?   (2 marks)

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\(\$490\)

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\(\text{Total hours}=3\times5=15\ \text{hours}\)

\(\text{Wages}=15\times 30=\$450\)

\(\text{Wet-weather allowances}=2\times 20=\$40\)

\(\text{Total earnings}=450+40=\$490\)

Filed Under: Earning Money and Budgeting (Std 1-X) Tagged With: Band 4, smc-6966-10-Wages

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