You are a car salesperson and make $17.50 per hour. You are paid on a biweekly basis. Your boss encourages a competition between employees by letting you know that you will receive $100 for each new car you sell. In the first week, you work 20 hours and sell 2 cars. In the second week, you work 30 hours and sell 3 cars. How much will your pay be at the end of the these two weeks?

Your pay at the end of the these two weeks will be $1,375

Step-by-step explanation:

In the first place, it is convenient to calculate your salary each week, and then simply add the salary for each week and obtain the fortnightly pay.

In the first week you work 20 hours and sell 2 cars. Knowing that you earn $ 17.50 per hour and you receive $ 100 for each new car that you sell, then to obtain the payment in this first week you perform the calculation:

20 hours* $17.50 per hour + 2 cars * $100 for each car= $350 + $200 = $550

In the second week you work 30 hours and sell 3 cars. Then to obtain the payment in this second week you perform the calculation:

30 hours* $17.50 per hour + 3 cars * $100 for each car= $525 + $300 = $825

Then your salary at the end of these two weeks is calculated by:

Payment of the first week + Payment of the second week

$550 + $825 = $1,375

Another way to solve this problem is, first, add the total number of hours you did during these two weeks and the number of cars sold:

Then your salary at the end of these two weeks is calculated by:

50 hours* $17.50 per hour + 5 cars * $100 for each car= $525 + $300 = $1,375

Note that either way you get the same result.

Your pay at the end of the these two weeks will be $1,375