8. Colby and Cheryl work in different local supermarkets. Colby regularly earns $8.90 per hour, and he is paid time-and-a-half for each hour of overtime he works. Cheryl regularly earns
$7.10 per hour, and she is paid double time for an hour of overtime.
How much does Colby earn for an hour
of overtime?
How much does Cheryl earn for an hour of
overtime?
Who earns more for an hour of overtime? How much more?

colby

hourly rate =$8.90

overtime rate = time and a half = 1.5

the hourly overtime rate is the product of the overtime rate and the hourly rate.

hourly overtime rate= overtime rate × hourly rate

= 1.5 × $8.90

= $13.35

Cheryl

hourly rate = $7.10

overtime rate = double time = 2

the hourly overtime rate is the product of overtime rate and the hourly rate.

hourly overtime rate = overtime rate × hourly rate

= 2 × $7.10

= $14.20

we note that the hourly overtime rate of cheryl is higher than the hourly overtime rate of colby, which implies that cheryl earns more for one hour of overtime.

we are also interested in the difference of the hourly overtime rate:

hourly overtime rate colby — hourly overtime rate cheryl

= $14.20 – $13.35

= $0.85

thus cheryl earns $0.85 more for one hour of overtime than colby .

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