Question 1198947
w, hourly rate normally not larger than for 40 hours in the week
1.5w, hourly rate for time larger than 40 hours
2w, rate on Sundays



Gross $456
50 hours worked
4 of them Sunday
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This means 4 hours Sunday, 6 hours overtime, 40 hours regular time.


Why you would want to solve without algebra is not clear.  Unknown quantity is the regular hourly rate.


{{{4*2w+6*1.5w+40w=456}}}------simple to solve.
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{{{8w+9w+40w=456}}}
{{{57w=456}}}
{{{w=456/57}}}
{{{highlight(w=8)}}}