document.write( "Question 399085: Soledad worked 48 hours one week and earned a $442 paycheck. She earns time and a half (1.5 times her regular hourly wage) for the hours she works in excess of 40. What is Soledad's regular hourly wage? \n" ); document.write( "

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if x is regular hourly wage, then 1.5 times her regular hourly wage is 1.5x
\n" ); document.write( "she worked 48 hours (40 for regular hourly wage and 8 for earns time and a half )
\n" ); document.write( "then for 40 hours she earned 40x$
\n" ); document.write( "for 8 hours that she worked in excess of 40, she earned 8*(1.5x)=12x$
\n" ); document.write( "when she worked 48 hours she earned 442$ paycheck, so
\n" ); document.write( " $\"40x%2B12x=442\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"52x=442\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=442%2F52\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=8.5\"$ $ is Soledad's regular hourly wage \n" ); document.write( "

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