Chapter Quiz

Solve each problem. Show your work.

1. Velma saw a job advertised in the paper. It pays $8 an hour for a
40-hour work week. How much could Velma make in four weeks?

2. Ralph is working as a stock person for $6.25 an hour. He works

35 hours a week. What is his yearly salary?

3. Gabe's yearly salary as a bus driver is $21,000. What is his

monthly salary?

4. Magda started work at 9 A.M. and stopped at 2 P.M. How many

hours did she work?

5. Indra worked overtime for 8 hours last week. Her regular hourly
wage is $7.50. Her overtime rate is 1.5 times her regular wage. How
much did she earn in overtime?

6. Nguyen is a waiter. One night he earned $40 in tips. His hourly

wage is $7. He worked from 6 P.M. until 11 P.M. How much did he
earn that night?

7. Rosemary earns a 3.5% commission on furniture she sells. One day

she sold a sofa for $960. How much was her commission?

Maintaining Skills

Compute.
1. of 35 2. 3.5% of $250 3. of 445 4. 10.5% of 50

5. $500.00 6. $605 7. 12 $31,200 8. $227

458.88 x 4.5 + 459

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