Answer to Question #43781 in Algebra for Abhishek

Question

A worker in a factory is paid Rs 2 per hour for normal work and double the rate for overwork. Write down the an expression for his one weeks earnings in which he worked 40 hours out of which x hours was overtime.

Answer 1

If a worker in a factory is paid Rs 2 per hour for normal work , then he is paid Rs 4 per hour for overwork.
If x hours was overtime, then (40−x) hours was normal work.
So an expression for his one week earnings is:
(2(40−x)+4x) Rs
Answer: (2(40-x)+4x) Rs