SOLUTION: Richard works as a Security Officer and is paid $25.40 per hour for a 40 hour week. He is paid one and a half times this rate when he works overtime. If he is paid $1,968.50, how m

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Question 1188790: Richard works as a Security Officer and is paid $25.40 per hour for a 40 hour week. He is paid one and a half times this rate when he works overtime. If he is paid $1,968.50, how many hours did he work for that week?
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x hours of overtime
25.40%2A40%2B%281.5%29%2825.40%29x=1968.5

%281.5%29%2825.40%29x=1968.5-%2825.4%29%2840%29

x=%281968.5-%2825.4%29%2840%29%29%2F%28%281.5%29%2825.4%29%29