Question

Heather worked her to regular hours last week plus 10 overtime hours at the time and a half rate her gross pay was $652 What was her hourly rate?

Answer 1

Consider that x is the payment per hour Heather earns. If she workes her 40 regular hours plus 10 overtime hours payed as an hour and half, then, you can write algebraicaly:

40x + 10(x + 0.5x) = 652

It is necessary to solve the previous equation for x, just as follow:

40x + 10(x + 0.5x) = 652 simplify inside parenthesis

40x + 10(1.5x) = 652

40x + 15x = 652 simplify like terms left side

55x = 652 divide both sides by 55

x = 11.85

Hence, the rate per hour is $11.85