2. sarah works 85 hours a day from monday to friday and 6.75 higher on saturday if you paid 55 point 25 per hour how much does she earn in a week ? using the four step in solving word problem
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Given: Works hours per day every Monday to Friday-8.5 hours works hours on Saturday-6.75 hours rate per hours-55.25
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Solution: Step 1. To find the total number of Sarah works hours in a week,multiply the number of work hours per day by 5, since there are 5 days from Monday to Friday. Then add the number of work hours on Saturday (8.5 hours × 5) + 6.75 hours = 42.5 hours + 6.75 hours= 49.25 hours
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Step 2. Multiply the total number of hours by the rate per hour. 49.25×55.25= 2,721.06 25 (Round off to two decimal places)
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She earns 2,721.06 in a week