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#1001 2013-04-04 01:55:24

mandy jane
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Hi steveb mandy here ok can I have one to do for tomorrow as I have some things to sort out this afternoon ok so I have to log of to day early? Hope you don't mind ok?

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#1002 2013-04-04 01:56:51

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Your calculation in post # 999 is not right because you have just calculated it as a normal hourly rate.
The rate was supposed to be "time and a half".

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#1003 2013-04-04 01:57:58

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What sort of problem do you wish me to give you ?

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#1004 2013-04-04 01:59:52

mandy jane
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Can you give me anything at all please?

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#1005 2013-04-04 02:01:02

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Okay I will think of something and email it later. Bye for now.

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#1006 2013-04-04 07:50:54

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Mandy Jane wrote:

Hi bob bundy mandy here how do you think I am doing with my maths then?

Oh.  eek  Have you sent me your test answers?  I seem to have missed it.

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#1007 2013-04-04 07:55:05

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Hi bob bundy mandy here i will try and. Send it tomorrow ok I for to send it. I did it on paper but not on the computer yet ok? Send me message or email back please?

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#1008 2013-04-04 08:36:01

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hi Mandy,

Just send the 12 answers.

Bob


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You cannot teach a man anything;  you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
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#1009 2013-04-08 21:13:50

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Hi steveb mandy here not been well. Better now will be on here at 2.30 pm today ok? Hope that is ok with you? Send me an email back please?

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#1010 2013-04-08 22:27:52

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Hi Mandy. I'm sorry to hear that you were unwell, but glad that you are better. 2:30pm today is okay with me.
By the way just to remind you that you can either post here, or email any attempts to the recent exercises that you want marked.
Yes so we need to go through something on either ratio or the overtime pay thing I would think.

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#1011 2013-04-09 01:27:54

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Hi steveb mandy here. Hi could wedo something on overtime pay please?

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#1012 2013-04-09 01:30:16

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£ 7.00 - hourly rate
35 hours - normal full time hours
5 hours overtime
overtime paid at time and a quarter

Right above there I have copied the structure of an earlier question and given you some new numbers.
Can you see first of all how to work out the basic pay (without overtime) ?

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#1013 2013-04-09 01:34:46

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Hi steveb 7x35=49 am I right?

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#1014 2013-04-09 01:36:39

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The "7x35" bit was certainly correct and what I was hoping for.
However it is not 49. Quite frankly I grabbed my calculator for that one, but it wouldn't hurt for you to try using a proper
multiplication:

35  x
  7
----

----  ???

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#1015 2013-04-09 01:43:06

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Hi steveb 7x35=245 am I right?

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#1016 2013-04-09 01:44:16

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Yes that is correct. Right now can you see how to calculate JUST THE OVERTIME without any basic pay?

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#1017 2013-04-09 01:47:43

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Right the clue is in the "time and a quarter" bit can you work out the overtime rate?

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#1018 2013-04-09 01:48:16

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7 ÷ 4 = 1.75 + 7.00 = 8.75 x 5 = 43.75 am I right?

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#1019 2013-04-09 01:52:19

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Very good. That is correct. Full marks.

Right now can you work out the gross pay: That is the basic pay plus overtime.

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#1020 2013-04-09 01:54:11

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So 245 + 43.75 = 288.75 am I right?

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#1021 2013-04-09 01:57:16

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Correct. Now let us try another example:

£ 7.50 - hourly rate
35 hours - normal full time hours
4 hours overtime
overtime paid at time and a third

Can you work out the basic pay?  Overtime ?  Total ?

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#1022 2013-04-09 02:02:20

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Hi steveb. The hourly rate is 7.50 x 35 = 26.25
The overtime pay is 2.50 + 7.50 = 10.00 x 4 = 40.00
So the total is 40.00 + 26.25 = 66.25
Am I right?

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#1023 2013-04-09 02:05:33

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There is one minor error in that:

When you put  7.50 x 35 = .... the number you put was 26.25 and you have accidentally divided the answer by 10.
The actual answer for that bit was 262.50
Now can you give me an idea of how you actually did that bit of the calculation ?

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#1024 2013-04-09 02:13:58

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Hi I put the point in the wrong place ok? Now want should I do then?

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#1025 2013-04-09 02:16:03

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Okay. I think you should do the final addition again with the basic pay of 262.50
The overtime bit of 40.00 was correct.

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