Question

3. Yolanda assembles charm bracelets. She is paid $.09 per bracelet she assembles Monday through Saturday and

$.21 for each bracelet assembled on Sunday. She assembled 2,568 bracelets from Monday to Saturday and
427 on Sunday. How many bracelets did Yolanda escemble in all?
What is Yolanda's gross
pay for the week?

Answer 1

1) 2995 bracelets

2) $320.79

Explanation:

Yolanda assembles charm bracelets.

She is paid $0.09 per bracelet she assembles Monday through Saturday

and;

$0.21 for each bracelet assembled on Sunday.

She assembled 2,568 bracelets from Monday to Saturday

and;

427 bracelets on Sunday.

Answer 1:

The total number of bracelets she assembled from Monday to Sunday is 2,568 + 427 = 2,995 bracelets.

Answer 2:

Yolanda's gross pay for the week is;

(2,568 × $0.09) + (427 × $0.21) = $231.12 + $89.67 = $320.79