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voodoo_child
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Jennifer works 10 hours a day on Monday, Wed and Friday, 11 hours a day on Tue and Thu, and 8 hours a day on Sat. If she earns $600 each week day, and $300 on Sat, what are her average earnings per hour over this 6-day period?
A)$55
B)$50.681
C)$560
D)$50
E)$60
Here's what I did :
M,W and T => Amount = $1800 and Hours = 60 => hourly wage = 1800/60=$60
Tue, Thu => Amount = 1200, Hours = 22 => hourly wage = 1200/22 = $600/11
S=> Amount = 300, Hours = 8 => hourly wage = 300/8 = $150/4
Now, average hourly wage =
($60 + ($600/11) + $(150/4))/3 = $50.681 == B.
Any thoughts what's wrong with this? It's incorrect.
A)$55
B)$50.681
C)$560
D)$50
E)$60
Here's what I did :
M,W and T => Amount = $1800 and Hours = 60 => hourly wage = 1800/60=$60
Tue, Thu => Amount = 1200, Hours = 22 => hourly wage = 1200/22 = $600/11
S=> Amount = 300, Hours = 8 => hourly wage = 300/8 = $150/4
Now, average hourly wage =
($60 + ($600/11) + $(150/4))/3 = $50.681 == B.
Any thoughts what's wrong with this? It's incorrect.
