Carrie works as an assistant at the New York Public Library. She earns $9.75 per hour. How much will Carrie get paid if she puts in 40 hours in a week?

To calculate how much Carrie will get paid for working 40 hours in a week at $9.75 per hour, we can use the formula:

\[
\text{Total pay} = \text{Hourly wage} \times \text{Number of hours worked}
\]

Substituting the given values:

\[
\text{Total pay} = 9.75 \times 40 = 390
\]

So, Carrie will get paid **$390** for working 40 hours in a week.

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Here are some related questions:
1. How much would Carrie earn if she worked overtime at a higher rate?
2. How much would she earn for a part-time week of 25 hours?
3. What would her monthly earnings be if she worked 40 hours every week?
4. How does Carrie's pay compare to someone earning $15 per hour?
5. How much would she earn annually if she worked 52 weeks a year?

**Tip**: When calculating weekly pay, multiplying by the number of weeks in a year gives an estimate of annual earnings!

Find out how much Carrie will earn for working 40 hours at a rate of $9.75 per hour. This problem demonstrates the basic arithmetic concept of multiplication. Suitable for students in Grades 5-7.

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