# Learner copy — General Mathematics Day 5 fresh check

**Your teacher opens this card at the start of the independent check.** This is an imaginary arrangement for learning, not a real wage rule.

An imaginary pop-up arts group states a base of **$28 per paid hour** and a Saturday multiplier of **1.25**. One example has **three paid weekday hours**; another has **four paid Saturday hours**. Travel, breaks and deductions are not stated.

1. Find the Saturday rate in dollars per paid hour.
2. Find the two stated shift totals.
3. Find the difference and say which stated total is greater.
4. Name one reason these totals alone do not settle which shift a person would prefer.

Show an estimate, your equation, currency and units. Use your agreed calculator setting. Keep your first work and any checked revision; your teacher is looking at your reasoning rather than a formal QCAA grade.

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