SOLUTION: Leah makes $24 per hour for a 40 hour work week and time and a half for every hour over 40 hours. If she made $1140 last week, how many overtime hours did she work?

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Question 125507: Leah makes $24 per hour for a 40 hour work week and time and a half for every hour over 40 hours. If she made $1140 last week, how many overtime hours did she work?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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1140-(40*24)=1140-960=180 which is the amount of her overtime gours.
180/(24*1.5)=180/36=5 hours is the amount of overtime hours she worked.