Question

Andrew worked over 40 hours this week. He earns $12 an hour and gets paid time and a half for overtime. If x represents total hours worked, which equation will result in the

amount of money earned for the week?

Answer 1

y = 480 + 1.5 (x-40)

Explanation:

sometimes its better to answer the question and make the formula from that

40 x 12 = 480

1.5 for overtime

x

y = 480 + 1.5 (x-40)