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document.write( "Jane works a job where she get 1.5 times her regular pay for any time she works over 40 hours. Jane makes $638.00 after working 52 hours. What is Jane's regular hourly rate?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the regular pay rate be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40x + 12(1.5x) = 638.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40x + 18x = 638.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "58x = 638.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $11 per hour<BR>\n" );
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