Explanation: Let's consider the standard full time Job is 40 hours a week and the other 4.5 hours as an overtime.
Step 1: Once Joel is paid $5.50 an hour (standard) it means he gets
[tex]5.50\cdot40=220[/tex]Now once his over time is 4.5 hours it means he gets
[tex]4.5\cdot8.25=37.13[/tex]Note: 8.25 means an time and a half for $5.50
Step 2: So the final amount can be calculated as follows
[tex]220+37.13=257.13[/tex]Final answer: So the final answer is the letter c. $257.13