Problema Solution
Sonya, who is paid time-and-a-half for hours worked in excess of 40 hours, had gross weekly wages of $ 345 for 44 hours worked. What is her regular hourly rate?
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Let 'x' represent the regular hourly rate.
Then time-and-a-half per hour is: 1.5x
Now we can write:
40x + (44 - 40)*(1.5*x) = 345
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x = $7.5 per hours
The regular hourly rate is $7.5 per hour.