SOLUTION: Jeane worked 45 hours one week and earned a $380.00 paycheck. She earns time and a half (1.5 times her regular hourly wage) for the number of hours she works in excess of 40. What

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Question 722040: Jeane worked 45 hours one week and earned a $380.00 paycheck. She earns time and a half (1.5 times her regular hourly wage) for the number of hours she works in excess of 40. What is Jeane's regular hourly wage?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let +x+ = her regular hourly wage
+1.5x+ = her overtime hourly wage
given:
+40x+%2B+5%2A%281.5x%29++=+380+
+40x+%2B+7.5x+=+380+
+47.5x+=+380+
+x+=+8+
Her hourly wage is $8/hr