A women recieves wages of $6 per hour for a 40-hour workweek plus $9 per hour for overtime work. If in a certain week she earned $294, how many OVERTIME hours did she work?

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mathstudent55 · Answer

First, use the hourly salary of $6 per hour and 40 hours to find out how much she earns in regular time.

mathstudent55 · Answer

$6 per hour for 40 hours is how much money?

blenchiki · Answer

240, but for the answer i got that she worked only 1 extra hour am i right? if not can you explain please?

mathstudent55 · Answer

No.
Before we continue, I need to ask you a question.

blenchiki · Answer

ok

mathstudent55 · Answer

What are the instructions with this problem?
Are you asked to write an equation and solve it?
I guess that is two questions.

blenchiki · Answer

its just asking for the answer

mathstudent55 · Answer

When I wrote no above, I meant it is not 1 hour.
I will explain since you asked so politely.

blenchiki · Answer

okay thank you

mathstudent55 · Answer

Ok.
Then let's go on.
You already know that for working her full 40-hour week at $6 per hour she earned $240.
In the end, she did work overtime and earned $294, not $240.
How much money out of the $294 is from the overtime she worked?

blenchiki · Answer

so she worked 6 hours overtime?

blenchiki · Answer

cause i subtracted and then got 54 and divided it by 9 and got 6?

mathstudent55 · Answer

You're ahead of me now.
Soon I'll be asking you for help with math.

You are correct.
$294 - $240 = $54
In overtime she makes $9 per hour.
$54/9 = 6.
Answer: 6 hours

mathstudent55 · Answer

Great work!

blenchiki · Answer

lol thank you so much again!

mathstudent55 · Answer

You're welcome.