Question

Julio is paid 1.4 times his normal hourly rate for each hour he works over 30 hours in a week.last week he worked 35 hours and earned $436.60. Write and solve an equation to find Julios normal hourly rate,r. Explain how you know the answer is reasonable.

Answer 1

For 30 hours Julio is paid 30r dollars.

For the extra 5 hours he worked he earns 5*1.4r = 7r dollars

So the equation is

30r + 7r = 436.60

37r = 436.60

r = 436.60 / 37 = 11.80

His normal hourly rate is $11.80 answer