SOLUTION: A factory worker makes $22.20 per hour for working overtime. The overtime rate is 1 1/2 times the regular rate. What is the workers regular hourly rate in dollars?

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Question 971555: A factory worker makes $22.20 per hour for working overtime. The overtime rate is 1 1/2 times the regular rate. What is the workers regular hourly rate in dollars?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.5x=22.20
x=22.20/1.5
x=$14.80 ans.