Question

Larisa earns $7 per hour.she worked 40 hours at the regular rate, 3 hours at time and half, and 6 hours at double time.

Answer 1

Answer:

$6.07/hr. if I understand the question properly.  See below.

Step-by-step explanation:

I don't see the question, but will assume we want to find Larisa's base pay.  The $7/hr given is the average for the work sequence noted in the problem.  If this is incorrect, ignore the answer.

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Let x be Larisa's base salary.  We are told, I think, that in one stretch of time Larisa earned an average of $7/hour.  That was composed of:

Hours  Rate($/hr)

  40           x

    3        1.5x

    6         2x

  49

Her total income over this period would be:

40x +3(1.5x) + 6(2x)  [The hours worked times the pay rate for each period]

Her average income per hour would be:

(40x +3(1.5x) + 6(2x))/49

which we are told is $7/hr.

(40x +3(1.5x) + 6(2x))/49 = 7

40x + 4.5x + 12x = 343

56.5x = 343

x = $6.07/hr