Question

John J. Parker worked 44 hours this week. He gets time-and-a-half for any hours beyond 40. How many regular pay hours did John work?

Answer 1

The answer you are looking for is 40 hours. they gave you the answer in the statement above when they said he gets time-and-a-half for any hours beyond 40. So he only worked 40 regular pay hours and got 4 hours overtime for time-and-a-half.