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Alice earns 1.5 times her normal hourly rate for each hour she works after 40 hours in a week. She worked 50 hours this week and earned $660. What is her normal hourly rate? PLEASE HELP
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Alice earns 1.5 times her normal hourly rate for each hour she works after 40 hours in a week. She worked 50 hours this week and earned $660. What is her normal hourly rate?

PLEASE HELP

User Michael MacAskill
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Her hourly rate would be $16.50
User Fluffy
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I'm pretty sure it's $12.

40h + (1.5h * 10) = $660

40h + 15h = $660

55h = $660

h = $12
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