Question

Suppose that Bob is paid two times his normal hourly rate for each hour worked in excess of 40 hours in a week. Last week he earned $1200 for 50 hours of work. What is his hourly wage?

Answer 1

please help with this problem

Answer 2

let make H = hourly rate

Answer 3

based on the information,
1200 = 40h + 2h(10)

can you explain where I got the 10 from?

Answer 4

honestly, no... :(

Answer 5

the information provided said he worked how many TOTAL Hours?

Answer 6

sorry, my problem says specifically:
suppose that bob is paid two times his normal hourly rate for each hour over 40 hours in a week. last week he earned $504 for 48 hours of work. what is his hourly wage?

Answer 7

that is different than what you got above - so which one do you want me to explain?

Answer 8

the second one please..

Answer 9

basically your earnings is hours worked X hourly rate (H).

anything over 40 is paid at twice hourly rate (2H)

Answer 10

he made 504 for 48 hours, so
504 = 40H + _____(2H)

tell me what goes in the blank....think of the difference b/w 48 and 40

Answer 11

8

Answer 12

right, now rewrite...

504 = 40h + 8(2h)

Answer 13

$9.64?

Answer 14

40h + 16h = 56h
504/56 = 9

Answer 15

i wrote $540 on my paper!

Answer 16

thank you so much!!

Answer 17

Good, glad that you understand...Happy studies