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Mary earns $16 an hour plus $20 an hour for every hour of overtime. Overtime hours are any hours more than 30 hours for the week.

Part A: Create an equation that shows the amount of money earned, M, for working x hours in a week when there is no overtime.
Part B: Create an equation that shows the amount of wages earned. T. for working y hours of overtime. Hint Remember to include in the
equation the amount earned from working 30 hours.
Part C: Mary earned $580 in 1 week. How many hours (regular plus overtime) did she work? Show your work.

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Answer:

Part A) M=16x

Part B) T=480+20y

Part C) 35 hours.

580-480=100

100÷20=5

5+30=35

35

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