Question

Roxanna earns 1.5 her normal hourly rate for overtime pay. Last week, Roxanna earned $72.00 in overtime pay for 4 hours. What is roxanna's normal hourly pay ?

Answer 1

Roxanna's normal hourly pay is $ 12

Solution:

Lets assume Roxanna's normal hourly pay = "x"

As overtime pay is 1.5 times of normal pay  

So Roxanna's overtime hourly pay = $x \times 1.5 = 1.5x$

Also given in 4 hours, in overtime Roxanna earned $72.00

So in 1 hour, in overtime Roxanna earned = $\frac{72}{4} = 18$

That means Roxanna's overtime hourly pay = 18

Also we have calculated Roxanna's overtime hourly pay in terms of "x" that is 1.5x

=> 1.5x = 18

=> $x = \frac{18}{1.5} = 12$

Roxanna’s normal hourly pay = x = $12