Goal:

Calculating Gross Pay with Piece Work

Gross Pay Piece Work

When someone is paid a set rate for an item produced

Gross pay = $/item x # of items

Examples: Show all your work.

1. Bob works as a tree planter. He is paid $0.90 for each tree
planted. If he plants 87 trees in one day, what is his gross
pay?

2. Maria works in the garment industry and is paid $1.40

for each hem and $1.80 for each waistband. How much
does she earn by hemming 27 dresses and attaching 20
waistbands?

Goal: Calculating Gross Pay with Piece Work

3. Jim is an auto detailer. If each job costs the same amount

and his office grossed $7656 on 22 jobs, what was the
cost per job?

4. Robbie is paid $0.40 for each quart of raspberries that he

picks. If he picks 47 quarts in one week, what does he
earn?

5. Cindy works as a freelance writer and is paid $0.18 per

word. How many words were in an article in which she
was paid $81.00?

6. Paul works as a carpenter and charges $18 for installing

a kitchen cabinet. If he installs 15 cabinets, what did he
earn?