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Question 5

1 pts
If you work on a holiday, your company will pay you double time
plus a $50 bonus. If you earn $218 for working an 8-hour holiday,
what is your regular hourly rate of pay?
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Answer:

$10.50 per hour

Explanation:

Let r represent your regular hourly pay. Then your holiday pay is ...

8(2r) +50 = 218

16r = 168 . . . . . . . . subtract 50

r = 10.50 . . . . . . . . .divide by 16

Your regular hourly pay rate is $10.50 per hour.