Question

1. sharon earns $425.13 while working for 36 hours as a retail clerk. what is her hourly wage?

$10.63
$11.81
$14.17
$17.01

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the formula for hourly wage

Hourly wage is calculated by dividing the total earnings by the number of hours worked. The formula is: Hourly Wage = $\frac{\text{Total Earnings}}{\text{Number of Hours}}$

Step2: Substitute the given values

Here, Total Earnings = $\$425.13$ and Number of Hours = 36. So we need to calculate $\frac{425.13}{36}$.

Step3: Perform the division

$\frac{425.13}{36} = 11.80916\ldots \approx 11.81$ (rounded to the nearest cent)

Answer:

B. $11.81$