SOLUTION: Kate has summer job as a swim instructor to earn her college tuition. She gets paid $8 per hour for the first 40 hours and $12 per hour for each hour in the week worked over 40 hou

SOLUTION: Kate has summer job as a swim instructor to earn her college tuition. She gets paid $8 per hour for the first 40 hours and $12 per hour for each hour in the week worked over 40 hou

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Question 974898: Kate has summer job as a swim instructor to earn her college tuition. She gets paid $8 per hour for the first 40 hours and $12 per hour for each hour in the week worked over 40 hours. Kate's goal is to earn at least $380 per week. How many hours of overtime per week will she need to achieve her goal?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(380-(40*8))/12=5 hrs ot
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