Question

Chris is a soldier and is paid $27 per hour plus an additional allowance of $12.50 per hour for disarming explosives. What is his total weekly pay if he works from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. for 7 days a week on explosives?​

Answer 1

Chris works for 8 hours a day, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., which is a total of 56 hours per week (8 hours/day x 7 days/week).

For every hour, he is paid $27 + $12.50 = $39.50.

Therefore, his total weekly pay is:

Total pay = hourly rate x number of hours worked

Total pay = $39.50/hour x 56 hours/week

Total pay = $2,212/week

So Chris' total weekly pay is $2,212 if he works from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. for 7 days a week on explosives.