Your base hourly rate of pay is $24.08. On Saturdays, you are paid an additional 25% per hour. How much do you earn on Saturday if you work a 7.5 hour shift?

To calculate how much you earn on a Saturday with an additional 25% hourly pay, we can break down the problem step by step.

### 1. Base hourly rate: 
$24.08

### 2. Saturday's additional pay: 
25% of $24.08 = $ 0.25 \times 24.08 = 6.02 $

### 3. Saturday's total hourly rate: 
$ 24.08 + 6.02 = 30.10 $

### 4. Saturday shift (7.5 hours):
Total earnings = $ 30.10 \times 7.5 = 225.75 $

So, you would earn **$225.75** for working a 7.5-hour shift on a Saturday.

Would you like further details or have any questions?

Here are 5 related questions you might find helpful:
1. How would your earnings change if the additional pay were 30% instead of 25%?
2. How much would you earn if you worked a 9-hour shift on a Saturday?
3. What is your total weekly pay if you work 40 hours on weekdays and 7.5 hours on Saturday?
4. How much more do you earn on Saturday compared to a regular weekday?
5. What would your total earnings be for two Saturdays with the same shift length?

**Tip:** Always calculate the percentage increment before adding it to the base rate when dealing with pay increases.

Learn how to calculate earnings for a 7.5-hour shift on Saturday with a 25% pay increase. This example uses key concepts like percentage increase and multiplication, helping students in Grades 6-8 understand how to calculate total earnings from hourly rates.

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