You do the things in the parentheses first then multiply them by 2
300, 36 divided by 0.12 (12%) is 300
I got 0.999 which is 999/1000
-3(2x-3)<3
(-3(2x-3))(-1)<3(-1)
3(2x-3)>-3
(3(2x-3))/3>-3/3
2x-3>-1
2x-3+3>-1+3
2x>2
2x/2>2/2
x>1
17. On average, Nestor works 7.5 hours of overtime in 4 weeks, so works an average of 7.5/4 = 1.875 overtime hours per week.
On average, each week Nestor gets paid for 7.5×5 + 2×1.875 = 41.25 hours, so is paid*
... (41.25 h)×($7.42/h) = $306.075
Each week Rita gets paid for 8×5 + 1.5×3 = 44.5 hours, so is paid
... (44.5 h)×($7.64/h) = $339.98
Their combined earning for a week are $306.075 + 339.98 = $646.055, so over a period of 12 weeks, they are paid a total of
... (12 weeks)×($646.055/week) = $7,752.66
18. Assuming Robin is paid time and a half for overtime, she was paid for
... 40 + 1.5×6 = 49 . . . hours
Then her hourly pay was ($392/week)/(49 hours/week) = $8.00 per hour
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* The half-cent that shows up in Nestor's average weekly pay does not actually show up in Nestor's paycheck. Here, it is an artifact of dividing his monthly hour total by 4 to get a weekly average. Nestor's total pay for any given week is whole number of cents.
