SOLUTION: Mitchell gets paid $20 at his job. If he works more than 40 hours in a week he gets paid $30 an hour. He got paid $480 last week. Write and an equation that can be used to determin

Question 996396: Mitchell gets paid $20 at his job. If he works more than 40 hours in a week he gets paid $30 an hour. He got paid $480 last week. Write and an equation that can be used to determine how mnay hours of overtime he worked.
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The way I understand it, you are saying that he gets paid $20/hour for the first 40 hours and $30/hour for every hour over 40. The way you have it, it doesn't make any sense, this is why:
20 x 40= 800 If he works 40 hours he gets paid $800. But you say he got paid $480, which means he only worked 24 hours.
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