Jon bradford earns $7.84 per hour as an insurance claims adjuster. what is his straight pay for the week if he worked the following hours this week:
mon-8 hours
tue-8 hours
wed-6.5 hours
thur-8.5 hours
fri-7.25 hours

Jon Bradford's straight pay for the week is

Solution:

Given Jon earns per hour.  

He worked 8 hours each on Monday and Tuesday  

Number of hours worked on Wednesday =  6.5 hours

Number of hours worked on Thursday = 8.5 hours

Number of hours worked on Friday = 7.25 hours

The total number of hours per week is

Amount earned per week =

a_n = a_1 + (n - 1)d

the first term is 6.

the common difference d = ?

when you find d, replace n with 7 and d with the common difference to find your answer.