SOLUTION: Hi Maria needs to earn $990 in one week to buy a television. She works 20 hours normal time at $22.50 per hour , but she will need to work overtime at time and a half rates in ord

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Let x be the overtime hours.


Then you have this equation


    22.50*20 + 1.5*(22.50)*x = 990  dollars.


It gives


    x =  = 16  hours.    ANSWER