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Alice earns 1.5 times her normal hourly rate for each hour she works over 40 hours a week . She work 50 hours and earned $660. What is her normal hourly rate?

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let 'x' represent Alice's normal hourly rate


40x + (50 - 40)*1.5x = 660


by solving we find:


x = $12 per hour


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Alice's normal hourly rate is $12 per hour.