Problema Solution

Brandon earns $8.25 per hour at his job he also makes $12.38 per hour for any number of hours over 40 that he works in one week he worked 40 hours last week plus some overtime and made $385.71 how many overtime hours of he work?

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let x = the overtime hours


8.25*40 + 12.38*x = 385.71


by solving we find:


x = 4.5 hr


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Brandon worked 4.5 hr overtime.