Probl
1. Mike Owen charges $5 per hour to do yard
work. He gives
a 20% discount to retired or
disabled customers. One
week he worked 17
hours doing yard work. Of
the 17 hours, he
worked 5 hours for a disabled customer
.
What was his gross pay for the week?

To find Mike Owen's gross pay for the week, we need to calculate his earnings based on the hours he worked and the rate of pay for the two types of customer.

Given that he worked a total of 17 hours, and 5 of those hours were for a disabled customer, his working week consisted of:

12 hours at the full rate.
5 hours at the discounted rate.

As Mike gives disabled customers a discount of 20%, the hourly rate for a disabled customer is 80% of $5:

Hourly rate for a disabled customer = 80% of $5

Hourly rate for a disabled customer = 0.8 × $5

Hourly rate for a disabled customer = $4

His gross pay for the week is the sum of his earnings from both types of customers, which can be calculated by multiplying the number of hours worked by the rate of pay:

Total Gross Pay = Regular Pay + Pay for Disabled Customer

Total Gross Pay = 12 h × $5 p/h + 5 h × $4 p/h

Total Gross Pay = $60 + $20

Total Gross Pay = $80

Therefore, Mike Owen's gross pay for the week was $80.

Probl 1. Mike Owen charges $5 per hour to do yard work. He gives a 20% discount to retired or disabled customers. One week he worked 17 hours doing yard work. Of the 17 hours, he worked 5 hours for a disabled customer . What was his gross pay for the week?

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Probl
1. Mike Owen charges $5 per hour to do yard
work. He gives
a 20% discount to retired or
disabled customers. One
week he worked 17
hours doing yard work. Of
the 17 hours, he
worked 5 hours for a disabled customer
.
What was his gross pay for the week?