SOLUTION: Eddie earns $13.40 per hour for a normal 8-hour workday and 32 times this rate for hours worked overtime. On a certain day, Eddie earned $168.84. How long did Eddie work? a)

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Question 1142770: Eddie earns $13.40 per hour for a normal 8-hour workday and 32 times this rate for hours worked overtime. On a certain day, Eddie earned $168.84. How long did Eddie work?
a) Write an equation for the total amount of money that Eddie earned. Use the variable t to represent the time Eddie worked.
Answer:
b) Solve this equation for t. Include the appropriate units in your answer.
Answer: t=
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39615) About Me  (Show Source):
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Meaning is that any worked time more than 8 in a day is paid at 3%2F2 the normal rate.

Probably the needed punctuation was omitted in "32 times this rate,... overtime".

13.40%2A8%2B%283%2F2%29%2A13.4%2At=168.84
Solve for t.

Answer by ikleyn(52772) About Me  (Show Source):
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Eddie earns $13.40 per hour for a normal 8-hour workday and 32 times this rate for hours worked overtime.
On a certain day, Eddie earned $168.84. How long did Eddie work?
a) Write an equation for the total amount of money that Eddie earned. Use the variable t to represent the time Eddie worked.
Answer:
b) Solve this equation for t. Include the appropriate units in your answer.
Answer: t=
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        32 times ? !         Really ? !


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