SOLUTION: Computing Hourly Wages Leigh is paid time-and-a-half for hours worked in excess of 40 hours and double-time for hours worked on Sunday.If Leigh had gross weekly wages of $456 for w

Question 1207380: Computing Hourly Wages Leigh is paid time-and-a-half for hours worked in excess of 40 hours and double-time for hours worked on Sunday.If Leigh had gross weekly wages of $456 for working 50 hours,4 of which were on Sunday, what is her regular hourly rate?

Let me see.

Let x = regular hourly rate

40x = 40 hours times x.

Leigh worked 10 additional hours beyond 40.

Leigh makes 1.2 for hours over 40 and double time on Sunday.

6(1.2x) = time and a half for 6 hours.

4(2x) = double time for 4 hours on Sunday.

Here is my equation set up:

40x + 6(1.2x) + 4(2x) = 456

You say?
Answer by ikleyn(52776) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Your setup is INCORRECT.


A correct setup equation is

    40x + 6*(1.5x) + 4*(2x) = 456.

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Comment from student: I made a typo. My 6(1.2x) should be 6(1.5x). Everything else is correct.

My response: A correct answer from your side should sound like THIS:

Thanks for your response and thanks for detecting/pointing my typo.

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