If you work for 4 and a half hrs do you get paid for 4 hrs or 5?

Answer 1

When you are paid by the hour, the time is counted in quarter hours. If you work 4 1/2, you get paid for 4 1/2. If you have an unpaid break, you'd get paid for 4 1/4.

Answer 2

If you work for 4-1/2 hours, you get paid for 4-1/2 hours. You don't get paid for even hours unless that's what you work. You get paid for fractions of an hour also.