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Question 5

3 pts
Amy earns $500 a week at her job when she works 40 hours. When she works more than 40 hours a week, she calculates
her gross pay in dollars, G, using the equation shown below.
G - 16.50(H-40) + 500
where H represents the total number of hours worked.
If her gross pay one week was $648.50, what was the total number of hours she worked that week?
Show your work for full credit.

Answer 1

H=76.27

Explanation:

648.5=16.5(H-40)+50

648.5=33(H-40)/2+50

648.5=33(H-40)/2+50

648.5=33H-1320/2+50

648.5-50=33H-1320/2+50-50

598.5=33H-1320/2

2x598.5=2x 33H-1320/2

1197=33H-1320

1197+1320=33H

2517=33H

2517/33=H

76.27=H