SOLUTION: You need to earn $475 per week to afford the new car you want purchase. Your work week is 45 hours. You get 1.5 times the regular hourly rate for overtime (anything over 40 hours).

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Question 337361: You need to earn $475 per week to afford the new car you want purchase. Your work week is 45 hours. You get 1.5 times the regular hourly rate for overtime (anything over 40 hours). How much does your hourly rate need to be ?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = hourly rate
x *40 + 1.5x*5 = 475
(40+7.5)x = 475

x = $10/hr
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