Wages Mid-Chapter Review

Gina makes $12 an hour, and works 20 hours a week. What is her gross pay?

• $34

• $240

• $8

• $400

Answer explanation

12 x 20

K'yon works full time (40 hrs) and earns $18 an hour. What's his weekly gross pay?

• $72

• $720

• $58

• $128

Answer explanation

40 x 18

Layla makes $10 an hour and worked 14 hours this week. FInd her gross pay.

• $20

• $50

• $150

• $140

Answer explanation

10 x 14

Mia worked 6 hours on Saturday, and 4 hours on Tuesday. How many hours did she work this week?

• 6

• 4

• 10

• 24

Rodney worked 4:00 - 9:00 on Wednesday, 4:00 - 9:00 on Thursday, and 12:00 to 6:30 on Saturday. how many hours did he work this week?

• 6.5

• 16.5

• 16

• 11.5

Answer explanation

4:00 - 9:00 is 5 hours, and he worked that shift twice.

12:00 - 6:30 is 6.5 hours.

5 + 5 + 6.5

Chris worked from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00. How many total hours did he work if he clocked out for a half hour (0.5) for lunch?

• 7

• 7.5

• 6.5

• 13.5

Answer explanation

9 to 4 is 7 hours, minus 0.5 for a lunch break.

Nya works at Big Eddie's Chicken Shack and makes $480 a week in gross pay. Find her deductions if they are 25% of her pay.

• $450

• $120

• $12,000,000

• $14

Answer explanation

Change the percent to a decimal and multiply.

Mike gets 33% of his gross pay deducted for taxes and retirement. If he earns $4,200 a month, what are his total monthly deductions?

• $7,500

• $1,400

• $1386

• $120

Answer explanation

0.33 x 4,200

Tyrell Worked 8 hours selling shirts at an event. He gets paid $13.25 an hour. How much gross pay did he earn that day?

• $21.25

• $13.33

• $106

• $5.25

Answer explanation

8 x $13.25

What is gross pay?

• Disgusting work

• Pay before taxes are taken out.

• Pay after taxes.

• Deductions