You are paid time-and-a-half for each hour worked over 40 hours a week. Last week you worked 50 hours and earned $660. What is your normal hourly salary?

I'm not quite sure how to solve this problem..

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You are paid time-and-a-half for each hour worked over 40 hours a week. Last week you worked 50 hours and earned $660. What is your normal hourly salary?

I'm not quite sure how to solve this problem..

melissa_something · Answer

Hmm, not sure what time and a half means, but I know this is a simple proportion question

18dsears · Answer

time-and-a-half means that you earn your normal salary + half of your normal salary for every hour worked overtime. So if you earned $5 normally, time-and-a-half would be $7.50

18dsears · Answer

how would I set up the proportion? I still don't know how to solve this problem