Question

dan works at a local coffee - shop. on remembrance day, which is a statutory holiday, dan was paid time and a half. this means he was paid 1 1/2 times his regular pay of $15/hour. he worked for 7.5 paid hours that day. how much did dan earn?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the pay - rate on the holiday

The pay - rate on the holiday is $1\frac{1}{2}$ times the regular pay - rate. The regular pay - rate is $15$ dollars per hour. So the holiday pay - rate is $1\frac{1}{2}\times15=\frac{3}{2}\times15 = 22.5$ dollars per hour.

Step2: Calculate the total earnings

He worked for 7.5 hours on the holiday. The total earnings $E$ is the product of the number of hours worked $h$ and the pay - rate $r$. So $E = 22.5\times7.5=168.75$ dollars.

Answer:

$168.75$