Jade Wallace
Word Problems
1. Suppose that worker I, who has $7
in their bank account, uses a combination
of cash and credit to pay the $40
monthly phone bill. I then metes out their 10
gigabytes of data, app by app, until one bounces
back a task that I completes in 19
minutes on the way to their temp job.
For completing the task, I receives a $5.03
transfer of funds (after taxes and fees), of which $4.19
will eventually be used to pay for gas and the
long-term maintenance of I’s car. I earns $32.00
(after taxes and deductions) for working 3
hours at the temp job, though will not receive
that money for approximately 8
months, which is how long it will take for
the labor ministry to investigate I’s 15
page claim and issue a 25
page order requiring wages to,
in fact, be paid, as per section 22
of the Employees Are Not Volunteers Act.
After work, I spends $0.31
on fuel getting to the grocery store.
Once there, will I have
enough credibility to
trade for tender
cuts of prime meat
and bright green
pippin apples I can
really bite into?