1.
Michael has taken a commission to carve a mask. He is to be paid 5,000 dollars for the work and once he was finished he calculated he was paid 30 dollar per hour. Approximately how long did the mask take him to complete?
Solution: Time = 5000 ÷ 30 = 166.7 hours, approximately 160 hours.
2.
A surveyor from Winnipeg is offered two jobs in British Columbia. What is the difference in salaries after the one-year increase?
Solution: Prince George salary after raise = $52,800. Vancouver salary after raise = $54,600.08. Difference ≈ $1,800.
3.
Vinny works as a chef at a restaurant and is paid 10.75 dollars per hour plus he gets 7 percent of all the servers' tips each evening. One shift he worked nine hours and the serving staff earned 1,700 dollars in tips that shift. What would his gross pay be for that evening?
Solution: Hourly pay = 10.75 × 9 = 96.75. Tip share = 0.07 × 1700 = 119. Total = 96.75 + 119 = $215.75.
4.
Cho has a commercial crabbing license in Surrey, British Columbia. He estimates that to run his boat costs him 8,000 dollars for the 9 week season. If he sells his catch for an average of 7.25 dollar a pound, how many pounds of crab must he sell so that he clears at least 10,000 dollars for the season?
Solution: Need total revenue of 8000 + 10000 = 18000. Pounds needed = 18000 ÷ 7.25 ≈ 2482.76, approximately 2500 pounds.
5.
Terry works as a blueberry picker and is paid $0.44/lb. If Terry picks an average of 18 pounds per hour, how much does Terry make in an 8 hour day?
Solution: 0.44 × 18 × 8 = 63.36, so Terry makes $63.36.
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