document.write( "Question 126972: If Joe makes $3.00 more in Overtime than regular time and if he were to work 5 hours straight time and 4 hours overtime what would be the straight time amount. The total he earned was $66.00. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I figured out that $6.00 was the straight time amount, but I can't figure out how to make an equation out of this? Can you help make an equation out of the word problem?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Carolyn
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Algebra.Com's Answer #92987 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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If I read it right, his overtime rate
\n" ); document.write( "is $3 more than his regular rate
\n" ); document.write( "Let his regular rate = \"r\"
\n" ); document.write( "Let his overtime rate = \"s\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"s+=+r+%2B+3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5r+%2B+4s+=+66\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5r+%2B+4%28r+%2B+3%29+=+66\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5r+%2B+4r+%2B+12+=+66\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"9r+=+54\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"r+=+6\"
\n" ); document.write( "His regular rate is $6 /hr
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\n" ); document.write( "\"s+=+r+%2B+3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5r+%2B+4s+=+66\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"s+=+6+%2B+3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"s+=+9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2A6+%2B+4%2A9+=+66\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"30+%2B+36+=+66\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"66+=+66\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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