Question

Julio is payed 1.2 times his normal hourly rate for each hour he works over 30 hours in a week. Last week he worked 40 hours and earned $495.60 enter and solve an equation to find julios hourly rate, r. Complete the explanation how you know that your answer is reasonable

Answer 1

Answer: $10.33

Explanation:

Given: Julio is payed 1.2 times his normal hourly rate for each hour he works over 30 hours in a week.

Last week he worked 40 hours ( > 30 hours by 10 ) and earned $495.60.

Let r = Julio's hourly rate

if he worked over 30 hours in a week, then hourly rate = 1.2r

According to the question

`(1.2r)* 40=495.60\\\\\Rightarrow\ r=(495.60)/(1.2* 40)\\\\\Rightarrow\ r=10.325\approx10.33`

Hence, his hourly rate = $10.33