A worker in a factory earns $12 an hour. The worker works 12 hours a day for 12 days straight before a vacation. How much money did the worker earn before going on vacation?

Answer 1

To calculate the total earnings of the worker before going on vacation, we can follow these steps:

1. Determine the daily earnings: \[ \text{Daily earnings} = \text{Hourly wage} \times \text{Hours worked per day} \] \[ \text{Daily earnings} = 12 , \text{dollars/hour} \times 12 , \text{hours} = 144 , \text{dollars} \]

2. Calculate the total earnings for the 12 days worked: \[ \text{Total earnings} = \text{Daily earnings} \times \text{Number of days worked} \] \[ \text{Total earnings} = 144 , \text{dollars/day} \times 12 , \text{days} = 1728 , \text{dollars} \]

Therefore, the worker earned $1728 before going on vacation.