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Gary earns $12 an hour plus$16 an hour for every hour of overtime. Overtime hours are any hours more than 30 hours for the week. Part A: Create an equation that shows the amount of money earned, M, for working x hours in a week when there is no overtime. (3 points) Part B: Create an equation that shows the amount of wages earned, T, for working y hours of overtime. Hint: Remember to include in the equation the amount earned from working 30 hours. (3 points) Part C: Gary earned $408 in 1 week. How many hours (regular plus overtime) did he work? Show your work. (4 points) 4 days ago cookiemonster: @Vocaloid @ThisGirlPretty @Ultrilliam 4 days ago Ultrilliam: I saw you typing on this question, and instantly knew I was getting tagged 4 days ago cookiemonster: hehehehehe 4 days ago Vocaloid: for part a, if you wanted to find the money earned, you would simply multiply hourly wage * number of hours what does that look like, using the numbers/values from the problem? 4 days ago cookiemonster: ummm M=12x? 4 days ago Vocaloid: good 4 days ago Vocaloid: for part b, do the same thing except using the overtime salary and the number of overtime hours 4 days ago cookiemonster: hmm that ones a little harder please help 4 days ago Vocaloid: same concept number of hours * overtime hourly wage 4 days ago cookiemonster: Amount of wages earned = Regular rate per hour * Maximum number of regular working hours + Overtime rate per hour * Excess working hours T = 12 * 30 + 16 * y T = 360 + 16 y or T = 16 y + 360 4 days ago Vocaloid: did you copy-paste that from somewhere? 4 days ago cookiemonster: No, my mom was helping me in a google doc and i just pasted it here to see if it was right 4 days ago Vocaloid: do you understand what she wrote though? that's the important part 4 days ago cookiemonster: yes she explained :) 4 days ago cookiemonster: part c is where im a little hard 4 days ago Vocaloid: so if my overtime hourly wage is 25$ per hour and I work z hours, how would I find my overtime pay?

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Vocaloid:

*z hours overtime

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Given T = 408, find y: 408 = 16 y + 360 y = 3 hrs Therefore the total hours Gary worked that week is, x + y = 30 + 3 = 33 hrs (x = 30 since that is the maximum limit for regular working hours)

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Vocaloid:

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Vocaloid:

if I work z hours overtime, and my overtime wage is $25 per hour, what's my overtime pay? 4 days ago cookiemonster: my moms helping me i just want to know if its right :) 4 days ago Vocaloid: again, please answer my question. 4 days ago Vocaloid: I am testing to see if you really understand it, or if you are just copy-pasting someone else's work 4 days ago Vocaloid: $$\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}$$ @Vocaloid if I work z hours overtime, and my overtime wage is$25 per hour, what's my overtime pay? $$\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}$$

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where did u get z though

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Vocaloid:

I am making up a different example

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Vocaloid:

I'm only going to ask this one more time

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im thinking.... would it be z*25?

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Vocaloid:

good

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:)

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so was what i put correct?

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for part c?

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Vocaloid:

the work looks fine to me

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Vocaloid:

yeah it's fine

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