John earns $6.00 per hour regular pay. He also earns time and a half overtime pay. Last week, he worked 48 hours. What was his total pay?

Group of answer choices

$240.00

$168.00

$312.00

$72.00

1 answer

To find John's total pay, we need to calculate his regular pay for 48 hours and add his overtime pay.

John's regular pay for 48 hours is $6.00 per hour regular pay x 48 hours = $<<6*48=288.00>>288.00.

To find John's overtime pay, we need to calculate time and a half of his regular pay rate of $6.00 per hour: time and a half = 1.5 x $6.00 = $9.00.

John's overtime pay for 48 hours is $9.00 per hour x 8 hours (overtime hours) = $<<9*8=72.00>>72.00.

His total pay is his regular pay + overtime pay = $288.00 + $72.00 = $<<288+72=360.00>>360.00.

The correct answer is $360.00, which is not one of the answer choices given.