SOLUTION: Helen earns $7.50 an hour at her job, but if she works more than 35 hours in a week, she is paid 1.5 times her regular salary for the overtime hours worked. One week her gross pay

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Question 974730: Helen earns $7.50 an hour at her job, but if she works more than 35 hours in a week, she is paid 1.5 times her regular salary for the overtime hours worked. One week her gross pay was $318.75. How many overtime hours did she work that week?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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(7.50)(35) + (1.5)(7.50)(x) = 318.75

            262.50 + 11.25x = 318.75
                     11.25x = 56.25
                          x = 5 hours

Edwin