document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1198947>Question 1198947</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Leigh is paid time-and-a-half for hours worked in excess of 40 hours and double-time for hours on Sunday. If Leigh had gross weekly wages of $456 for working 50 hours, 4 of which were on Sunday, what us her regular hourly rate?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My Set Up:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hours worked = 40 + 10 + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Overtime: 14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hourly Wage = 40x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14(1.5x + 2x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Salary = 40x + 10(1.5x) + 4(2x), where 2x = double-time\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40x + 10(1.5x) + 4(2x) = 456\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. Is the set up correct?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. How is this problem solved without algebra?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #832619 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=832619\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w, hourly rate normally not larger than for 40 hours in the week<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5w, hourly rate for time larger than 40 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2w, rate on Sundays\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Gross $456<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 hours worked<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 of them Sunday<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means 4 hours Sunday, 6 hours overtime, 40 hours regular time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Why you would want to solve without algebra is not clear.  Unknown quantity is the regular hourly rate.\r<BR>\n" );
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