document.write( "Question 1005092: Matt is paid $14.75 an hour. He gets paid time-and-a-half for each overtime hour he works over 40 hours a week. One week he makes $722.75 how many hours overtime did he work? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let $\"+x+\"$ = total hours he worked that week
\n" ); document.write( "His overtimehours = $\"+x+-+40+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "His overtime pay = $\"+1.5%2A14.75%2A%28+x+-+40+%29+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+40%2A14.75+%2B+1.5+%2A14.75%2A%28+x-40+%29+=+722.75+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+590+%2B+22.125%2A%28+x-40+%29+=+722.75+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"++22.125%2A%28+x-40+%29+=+132.75+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+-+40+=+6+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "He worked 6 overtime hours
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\n" ); document.write( "check answer:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+-+40+=+6+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+46+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+40%2A14.75+%2B+1.5+%2A14.75%2A%28+x-40+%29+=+722.75+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+40%2A14.75+%2B+1.5+%2A14.75%2A%2846-40+%29+=+722.75+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+590+%2B+132.75+=+722.75+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+722.75+=+722.75+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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