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Sandra, who is paid time-and-a-half for hours worked in excess of 40 hours, had a gross weekly wages of $299 for 44 hours.what is her regular hourly rate?

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let Sandra's regular salary be x dollars per hour


40x + 1.5x(44 - 40) = 299


by solving we find


x = $6.5 per hour


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the regular hourly rate is $6.5 per hour.