Kai had a gross weekly paycheck of [tex]$\$616$[/tex] last week. Kai worked 6 hours for 4 of the days and 8 hours on 1 day. What is Kai's hourly rate of pay?

a. [tex]$\[tex]$16.21$[/tex][/tex]
b. [tex]$\$19.25$[/tex]
c. [tex]$\[tex]$20.53$[/tex][/tex]
d. [tex]$\$25.67$[/tex]

Please select the best answer from the choices provided:
A, B, C, or D



Answer :

To determine Kai's hourly rate of pay, let's break down the problem step by step:

1. Calculate total hours worked:
- Kai worked 6 hours per day for 4 days.
- Therefore, the total hours for these 4 days is:
[tex]\[ 6 \text{ hours/day} \times 4 \text{ days} = 24 \text{ hours} \][/tex]
- Additionally, Kai worked 8 hours on another day:
[tex]\[ 8 \text{ hours} \][/tex]
- Adding these together gives the total hours worked in the week:
[tex]\[ 24 \text{ hours} + 8 \text{ hours} = 32 \text{ hours} \][/tex]

2. Calculate the hourly rate:
- Kai's gross weekly paycheck is \[tex]$616. - To find the hourly rate, we divide the total paycheck by the total hours worked: \[ \frac{\$[/tex] 616}{32 \text{ hours}} = \[tex]$ 19.25 \text{ per hour} \] Therefore, Kai's hourly rate of pay is \(\$[/tex] 19.25\). The best answer from the choices provided is:

b. \$19.25