Question 70584
Let W = Julia's nomal hourly wage. Overtime is paid as 1.5W
From the problem description, you can write:
40W + 8(1.5W) = $520 Simplify and solve for W.
40W + 12W = $520
52W = $520 Divide both sides by 52.
W = $10
Julia's normal hourly wage is $10.00