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CSEC Mathematics · January 2011 · Paper 2 · Question 1(b)(i)

A company pays employees a basic wage of $9.50 per hour for a 40-hour week. Overtime is paid at time and a half.

Calculate the basic weekly wage for ONE employee.

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  1. 1(a)(i)Calculate the exact value of (5.82 + 1.02) × 2.5.[2 marks]
  2. 1(a)(ii)Calculate the exact value of (2 4/9) / (4 2/3 - 3/7).[3 marks]
  3. 1(b)(ii)Calculate the overtime wage for an employee who works 6 hours overtime in a certain week.[2 marks]
  4. 1(b)(iii)Calculate the TOTAL paid in overtime wages for that week.[2 marks]
  5. 1(b)(iv)Calculate the TOTAL number of overtime hours worked by employees for that week.[1 mark]

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