Help???
Pat worked 43 hours and received $7.25 per hour for regular pay and time-and-a-half for all hours over 40 hours. What were her weekly earnings?

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Help???
Pat worked 43 hours and received $7.25 per hour for regular pay and time-and-a-half for all hours over 40 hours. What were her weekly earnings?

noseboy908 · Answer

ok, so the first thing to do Is to see what "normal" (non-overtime) time you worked. How many hours?

anonymous · Answer

oops *40

noseboy908 · Answer

correct. So, using the linear formula "p=7.25h", where p is your pay, and h is the number of hours you worked for non-overtime, tell me how much you made for non-overtime.

anonymous · Answer

290?

noseboy908 · Answer

correct. Now, keeping that in mind, we need to find how much you're paid per hour when working overtime. So, what did you say was the pay multiplier?

anonymous · Answer

7.25

noseboy908 · Answer

that's your pay, but how much larger is your overtime pay?

anonymous · Answer

i'm not sure :(

noseboy908 · Answer

no problem, just look back at your original problem. what's the term used to describe the type of pay for overtime. (Hint: it's right after the normal pay rate)

anonymous · Answer

time-and-a-half? i'm really sorry, i'm bad at this :(

noseboy908 · Answer

Alright, I'm back. SO, given the phrase "time-and-a-half", think of "time" as the pay you get for working normal hours, and it would help to shorten it. So, given "t (and a half)", answer me this: what is "a half" as a fraction?