Amount earned by Pilar perez in an hour = $17.65
She worked for 40 hours last week.
We have to find her straight-time pay. We will use the multiplication operation to evaluate her straight time pay.
Amount earned in 40 hours = [tex] 40 \times \$ 17.65 [/tex]
Amount earned in 40 hours = $706.
Therefore, her straight pay was $706.
