SOLUTION: I've been stuck on this answer for maybe fifteenth minutes. Can you help me solve this? Mr.Mr. Yu earned $10 per hour. He worked a total of 40 regular hours during the week an

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Question 1002943: I've been stuck on this answer for maybe fifteenth minutes. Can you help me solve this?
Mr.Mr. Yu earned $10 per hour. He worked a total of 40 regular hours during the week and an additional 6 hours of overtime at one and a half times the regular rate. How much money has Mr. Yu earned?

Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi there,
40 hours at $10 per hour = $400
6 hours at $15 (time and a half) = $90
Total wage for Mr Wu = $490
Hope this helps :-)