Question

Jill earns 1.5 times her normal hourly rate for each hour she works after 40 hours in a week. She worked 52 hours this week and earned $638. What is her normal hourly rate?

Answer 1

52/636
635
100
52
480
480
Answer:67.1816

Answer 2

let the normal hourly rate be x
so normal wages = 40x
bonus = 1.5x(52-40) = 18x
total = 40x+18x =58x = $638.
x = $11/hour