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Calculating Wages

Authored by J Wendling

Mathematics

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Calculating Wages
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

To calculate your weekly wages...

Trust your boss to just pay you enough

Divide your annual pay by the number of hours you work in a week.

Multiply your hourly pay by the number of hours you work each week.

Take your hourly pay times the number of hours you work a day.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Salary pay means...

You multiply your hourly wage by the number of hours you work.

You only earn that amount of money in a year - regardless of the hours you work.

You qualify for a lot of overtime and will make tons of money!

You qualify for job-supplemented health insurance.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Minimum wage in New York state is...

$15.35

$11.80

$13.15

$2.50

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Full time work is

Less than 30 hours a week

Anything more than 20 hours per week

24 hours a day

Between 30 and 40 hours per week

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The equation we use to calculate weekly pay is...

$ hourly pay x # of hours worked that week

$ hourly pay x # of hours worked that month

$ hourly pay x 52 weeks in a year

Salary / # of hours worked

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

If you work 35 hours per week, and make $11.80 an hour, the calculation for MONTHLY pay is...

35+$11.80+4

35 x $11.80 x 4

35 / 4 x 11.80

35 x 40

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

If you work for $19.00 an hour and work 20 hours per week, the calculation for WEEKLY pay is

$19.00 x 20 x 4

$19.00 x 8 x 4

$19.00 + 180.00

$19.00 x 20 x 1

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

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