Jerry works as an independent contractor for a company that pays him $40 per task. If each task takes him two hours to complete and he works 10 hours a day for a whole week, calculate the total amount of money he would earn at the end of the week. Let's answer step by step:
If a task takes two hours to complete and Briar works for ten hours a day, he manages to complete 10 / 2 = five tasks a day. Since each task pays him $40, for the five tasks, he makes $40 * 5 = $200. If he works for a whole week, he makes $200 * 7 = $1400. The answer: 1400.