Question

Rani delivers bills to letterboxes and is paid $28 per thousand

a) how much does she earn for delivering 2500 items?
b) How many must she deliver to earn $100?
c) if she takes 6 hours to deliver each thousand on average, what is her hourly rate of pay?

Answer 1

A) $70

B) 3,572

C) $4.67/1

Answer 2

a) $70

b) 4000 items

c)$4.67/hr

Explanation:

a) simplest, 28 (per 1000) x2 plus 14 for 500

b) 28*4=112. it could be 3.57143, but no one wants part of an item

c) 28/6=4.66667