document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=331476>Question 331476</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Sylvia works overtime, she is paid 1 1/2 times as much per hour as usual. After working her usual 40 h last week, she worked an additional 4 h over-time. If she made $552 last week, find her usual hourly wage. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let 1_1/2 = 3/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40x + 4(3/2) = 552\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve equation for h and you will find Sylvia's hourly wage. </SPAN>\n" );
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