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OpenStudy (anonymous):

You need to earn $475 per week to afford the new car you want to purchase. Your work week is 45 hours. You get 1.5 times the regularly hourly rate for overtime (anything over 40 hours). How much does your hourly rate need to be?

OpenStudy (bahrom7893):

x*40+1.5*x*5 = 475

OpenStudy (bahrom7893):

40x + 7.5x=475 47.5x=475 x=10

OpenStudy (bahrom7893):

you need to make ten bucks an hour.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

howd you get 7.5x?

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