SOLUTION: A student earns $10 an hour for the first 40 hours she works in a week and $15 an hour for every hour after that (overtime). Each week she has $125 deducuted from her check for imc

Question 576238: A student earns $10 an hour for the first 40 hours she works in a week and $15 an hour for every hour after that (overtime). Each week she has $125 deducuted from her check for imcome takes and retirement. If she works 47 hours in a week, how much is her take-home pay?
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A student earns $10 an hour for the first 40 hours she works in a week and $15 an hour for every hour after that (overtime). Each week she has $125 deducuted from her check for imcome takes and retirement. If she works 47 hours in a week, how much is her take-home pay?
sol:
forming equations using given data:
she works for 47 hours
so , AS GIVEN :
(10 * 40) + (15 * 7) - 125 = take home pay
solving above expression will give you the answer.

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