earn 1.5 times normal hourly pay for each hour that she works over 40 hours in a week ast week worked 51 hours and earned $378.55 what is normal hourly pay?

Question

1.5times normal pay 51 hours = 387.55 dollars

Answer 1

I think your problem says that a hypothetical worker gets paid 1.5 times her normal rate past 40 hours, and that after 51 hours she made $378.55

 

Let's say that her normal hourly rate is x. That means that in the first 40 hours, she make 40x dollars. Since she actually worked 51 hours, she earned time and a half on the last 11 hours. In all, she earned:

 

40x+11(1.5x)

40x+16.5x

56.5x=378.55

x=6.7

 

She must make $6.70/hr