You are exploring a career in nursing in the state of MA. The average hourly wage for a RN is $33.37. You are planning to work 40 regular hours plus 8 hours overtime at time and a half every week. What will your weekly earnings be?

$1618.45

Step-by-step explanation:

The average hourly wage is $33.37

The work plan is;

40 regular hours

8 and 1/2 hours overtime at time every week

Total number of hours worked will be;

40 + 8.5 =48.5 hours

Earnings per week = 48.5 *33.37 =$1618.45

you didn't post any answer choices, so its not 100% clear what your teacher is looking for

however, log(15/7) is equivalent to log(15) - log(7)

i'm using the rule log(x/y) = log(x) - log(y)