SOLUTION: How do I set up the following word problem into a mathematical equation: an employee earns $7.00 an hour for the first 35 hours worked in a week and $10.50 for any hours over 35. o

Question 739679: How do I set up the following word problem into a mathematical equation: an employee earns $7.00 an hour for the first 35 hours worked in a week and $10.50 for any hours over 35. one weeks paycheck (before deductions) was for $308.00. how many hours did the employee work?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

if an employee earns $7.00 an hour for the first 35 hours worked in a week, then he earned
- that is a constant
and if get $ for any hours over one weeks paycheck (before deductions)
$- that is a overtime
if one weeks paycheck was $, then

...the employee work overtime
so, hours that the employee work

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