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Number, NAP-E3-CA18

Sandy works part time in a shoe shop.

On weekends, she earns 1.5 times as much per hour as she earns on weekdays.

One week, she works 2 hours on a weekday and 2 hours on the weekend.

Her pay for the week was $80.

How much does she earn in 1 hour on a weekday?

`$12.00` `$16.00` `$18.00` `$20.00` `$20.50`
 
 
 
 
 
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`$16.00`

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`text(Let)\ \ x = text(pay per hour on a weekday)`

`2x + (2 xx 1.5 x)` `= 80`
`2x + 3x` `= 80`
`5x` `= 80`
`:. x` `= 80/5`
  `= $16`

Filed Under: Financial Maths, Financial Maths Tagged With: Band 7, smc-3144-20-Wages, smc-900-20-Wages

Number, NAP-E3-CA16

Samuel earns $45 000 per year.

He is paid in equal monthly payments.

How much does he earn in 3 months?

`$3750` `$4500` `$11\ 250` `$15\ 000`
 
 
 
 
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`$11\ 250`

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`:.\ text(Earnings in 3 months)` `=3/12 xx 45\ 000`
  `=$11\ 250`

Filed Under: Financial Maths, Financial Maths Tagged With: Band 8, smc-3144-20-Wages, smc-900-20-Wages

Number, NAP-I3-NC14

Giselle does odd jobs around the house to earn pocket money.

She gets $3 per job.

The table below shows all the jobs she did in one week.
 

 
If Giselle does the same jobs for two weeks, how much money will she earn altogether?

`$12` `$24` `$36` `$72`
 
 
 
 
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 `$72`

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`text(Total jobs in 1 week)`

`= 7 + 3 + 2`

`= 12`

`:.\ text(Money earned in 2 weeks)`

`= 2 xx (12 xx 3)`

`= 2 xx 36`

`= $72`

Filed Under: Data and Interpretation, Data and Statistics (7), Financial Maths, Financial Maths Tagged With: Band 7, smc-3144-20-Wages, smc-3166-20-Table data, smc-674-20-Table data, smc-900-20-Wages

Number, NAP-F4-NC23 SA

John, Olivia and Louis are picking grapes to earn money.

Their pay is based on the number of tonnes of grapes they pick.
 

 

 
Their total pay is  $640.

How much does Olivia earn?

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`$240`

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`text(Payment per tonne)`

`= 640/8`

`= $80`
 

`:.\ text(Olivia earns)` `= 3 xx 80`
  `= $240`

Filed Under: Financial Maths, Financial Maths, Financial Maths, Rates and Ratios, Rates and Ratios Tagged With: Band 9, smc-3144-20-Wages, smc-3174-20-Wages, smc-3177-60-Rates and cost, smc-685-60-Rates and cost, smc-892-20-Wages

Number, NAP-I4-CA01

Byron earns $16 per hour.

How much will he be paid for working 8 hours?

`$2` `$32` `$128` `$216`
 
 
 
 
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`$128`

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`text(Pay)` `= 8 xx 16`
  `= $128`

Filed Under: Financial Maths Tagged With: Band 4, smc-3144-20-Wages, smc-3174-20-Wages, smc-892-20-Wages

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