SOLUTION: Andy grossed $440 one week by working 50 hours. His employer pay time and a half for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours. What is Andy's hourly wage?

Question 778510: Andy grossed $440 one week by working 50 hours. His employer pay time and a half for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours. What is Andy's hourly wage?
Found 2 solutions by mananth, MathTherapy:
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
hourly rate =x
gross = 440
overtime = 10*1.5x
440 = x+10*1.5x
440=x+15x
440=16x
x=27.5
$27.5 per hour

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Andy grossed $440 one week by working 50 hours. His employer pay time and a half for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours. What is Andy's hourly wage?

I think you meant HOURLY or REGULAR RATE, not HOURLY WAGE.

Let his hourly rate be H
Then his overtime hourly rate = 1�H, or , or

Then:

40H + 5(3H) = 440

40H + 15H = 440

55H = 440

H, or his hourly wage = , or $

You can do the check!!

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