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James is a medical assistant making an hourly wage of $15 per hour. He wants to save extra money for a trip to Italy next year so he decides to work overtime for one week. His boss pays him time and a half for overtime hours. During that week, James worked 40 regular hours and 16 overtime hours. How much did James make that week?

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$960

56*15=840

15/2=7.5

16*7.5=120

840+120=960

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