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?

Question

Group of answer choices

$168.00

$240.00

$312.00

$72.00

Answer 1

John worked 48 hours, so he worked 40 regular hours and 8 overtime hours (48 - 40 = 8).
For the regular hours, John earned $6.00 x 40 = $<<6*40=240.00>>240.00.
For the overtime hours, he earned $6.00 x 1.5 = $<<6*1.5=9.00>>9.00 per hour.
So, he earned $9.00 x 8 = $<<9*8=72.00>>72.00 for the overtime hours.
Thus, John's total pay was $240.00 + $72.00 = $<<240+72=312.00>>312.00. Answer: \boxed{312}.