SOLUTION: willie earns $6 an hour for the first 40 hours, then $9 an hour for overtime.How many hours must he work in order to make $375? answer:x=55, willie must work 55 hours. need

Question 165560: willie earns $6 an hour for the first 40 hours, then $9 an hour for overtime.How many hours must he work in order to make $375?
answer:x=55, willie must work 55 hours.
need a break down of how my text book got 55 hours or x=55
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, Mathtut:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of hours he must work to make $375
His overtime hours will then be

Willie must work 55 hours to make $375
check answer:

OK
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
so the 1st 40 hours is 6(40) to get to total wages of $375 one must add 9T where T is over time hours worked . So lets write this our 6(40)240+9T=375 subtract 240 from each side and you arrive at
9T=135 so T=15 regular hours +T(overtime hours)=Total hours worked
40+15=55 hours worked to make $375
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