Linear Question

Question

Sandra, who is paid time-and-a-half for hours worked in excess of 40 hours, had gross weekly wages of $667 for 52 hours worked. What is her regularly hourly rate?

Answer 1

total pay = (hours worked under 40)*(rate) +(hours worked over 40)*(1.5*rate)

I will denote rate as r, we have all the rest of these variables so we can just solve for r

667 = 40*r + 12*1.5*r

simplify

667 = 40r + 18r

667 = 58r

devide both sides by 58 to get r by itself

r = 667/58 = 11.5 or $11.50/hour