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Alessia is paid 1.4 times her normal hourly rate for each hour she works over 30 hours in a week. Last week she worked 35 hours and earned $436.60. Write and solve an equation to find Alessia's normal hourly rate.

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x- normal\ hourly\ rate\\\\ 35\ hours\ of\ work:\\ 30\ normal\ hours\ and\ 5\ overtime\\\\ 30x+5*1,4x=436,60\\\\ 30x+7x=436,60\\\\ 37x=436,60\ \ \ :37\\\\ x=11,8\$\\\\ \textbf{Alessia's\ normal\ hourly\ rate\ in\ work\ is\ 11,8\$.}
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