document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=668093>Question 668093</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> an employee who is making $7.5 an hour is promised a raise. the next week the employee works 54 hour if he is paid time and a half over 40 hours and his paycheck was 594.75 what is the new hourly rate. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i have 9.75 for my answear but not sure how to write the equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the next week the employee works 54 hour if he is paid time and a half over 40 hours and his paycheck was 594.75 what is the new hourly rate.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the new hourly rate be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation: 40x + 14[(3/2)x] = 594.75<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40x + 21x = 594.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "61x = 594.75<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 9.75<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. \r<BR>\n" );
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