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Julio is paid 1.3 times his normal hourly rate for each hour he works over 31 hours in a week. Last week he worked 42 hours and earned $548.13. Enter and solve an equation to find Julio's normal hourly rate, r. Complete the explanation how you know that your answer is reasonable.

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Answer:

$12.10 / hour

Explanation:

42 - 31 =

1.3(11)r + 31r = 548.13

14.3r + 31r = 548.13

45.3r = 548.13

r = 12.1 / hour

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