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Question 436365: angelo is paid double time for each hour he works over 40 hours.last week he worked 45 hours and got paid $400.00. What is his hourly wage?
Answer by htmentor(1343) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = the hourly wage
Then we can write the following equation for the wages earned:
40x + 5(2x) = 400
Solve for x:
40x + 10x = 400 -> 50x = 400 -> x = 8
So the hourly wage was 8 dollars.