SOLUTION: JoAnn works in the publicity office at the state university. She is paid $12 an hour for the first 35 hours she works each week and $18 an hour for every hour after that. If she ma

Question 1068558: JoAnn works in the publicity office at the state university. She is paid $12 an hour for the first 35 hours she works each week and $18 an hour for every hour after that. If she makes $492 one week, how many hours did she work?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Money from the boundary hours:

420 dollars, before earning at the higher rate.

------the money earned after the first 420 dollars, this $72 at the higher rate.

4 hours at this $18/hour rate.

Total hours worked
----mistook 35 and 12

Answer by ikleyn(52776) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Total hours worked

The answer by "josgarithmetic" is WRONG.

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