document.write( "Question 522735: Pete gets paid $35 per hour to fix the blinking lights at the top of the radio transmission towers, and this week, since there ate no thunderstorms in the forecast, he plans to work 5 hours overtime. By week's end, the government will have taken out $462 in taxes from his check, leaving him a total of $1,463. How many hours does pete normally work per week?
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Pete gets paid $35 per hour to fix the blinking lights at the top of the radio transmission towers, and this week, since there ate no thunderstorms in the forecast, he plans to work 5 hours overtime.
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\n" ); document.write( "How many hours does pete normally work per week?
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\n" ); document.write( "Find his gross, (total made for the week) 1463 + 462 = $1925
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\n" ); document.write( "Assume he gets time & a half for overtime: 1.5*5*35 = $262.50 for the 5 hrs OT
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = normal number of hours worked per week (no overtime)
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\n" ); document.write( "normal pay = gross - overtime pay
\n" ); document.write( "35x = 1925 - 262.50
\n" ); document.write( "35x = 1662.50
\n" ); document.write( "x = $\"1662.50%2F35\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x = 47.5 hrs \n" ); document.write( "

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