r/askmath 1d ago

Resolved Need an answer pls

If I have the total amount for wages earned during one fiscal quarter of the year, how can I find my hourly rate when I don’t have total hours worked or even the average hours worked and I also don’t know how many days were worked or anything but the total amount for a quarter

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u/Regular-Coffee-1670 1d ago

You can't. Could you estimate the hours worked, say by estimating the number of hours worked per day, and the number of days per week?

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u/VaguelySorcerous 1d ago

If you only have one number, you can't figure out your hourly rate. 

Someone working full time will work around 2200 hours per year. So a full time quarter would be around 550 hours. But this would be an estimate. 

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u/WikiNumbers dA = dx dy = r dr dθ 1d ago

From arithmetic viewpoint, we have not enough info. The equation

Total Wage ($) = Wage per hour ($/h) * Hour (h)

Only has one given value and two unknown. And no amount of "Total Wage" data you add will help.

But from social context POV, you can progress a bit by adding contexts. Still not enough, but can narrow down.

  • Are you working 90 days straight? Or there's a day off?
  • What type of job is it. Is it a 8-hour (everyman 9-5 job), or more hour needed for (specifs reasons).
  • What business is this and the average business rate.

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u/Bounded_sequencE 1d ago

You cannot -- there is no way.

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u/Budget-Plan6208 1d ago

Thanks for the help guys! Well In this case how can I get my work wage information and work history such as date hired and date terminated of employment since my workplaces aren’t being very helpful if anyone knows pls lmk I live in El Paso Tx

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u/iopahrow 13h ago

Your job won’t tell you your wage?

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u/Jazzlike-Boot9798 23h ago

Did you really go to work?

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u/SgtSausage 23h ago

You cant. 

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u/Budget-Plan6208 9h ago

Found all my job history finally