Question: Andy works in the pro shop at a tennis resort, where he earns $9 an hour. In addition to this, he gets paid $15 for each racquet he restrings, $10 for changing out the grommets on a racquet, and $1 for painting a stencil on the racquet strings. How much does he earn (before taxes) during an 8-hour shift if he strings 7 racquets, changes 2 sets of grommets, and paints 5 stencils? Think carefully first, then make a decision:
Andy works 8 hours, so he earns a wage of 8 hours * $9 per hour = $72 just for working there. During that time, he restrings 7 racquets, so he earns 7 racquets * $15 per racquet = $105 from stringing. He also changed the grommets in 2 of those racquets, so he earned 2 grommet jobs * $10 per grommet job = $20 from changing grommets. And he stenciled 5 racquets, so he earned 5 stencil jobs * $1 per stencil job = $5 for stenciling. In total, Andy earned $72 + $105 + $20 + 5 = $202 for the day. So the answer is 202.