Viola has a part time job in which she is paid an hourly basis for every hour up through 40 hours. For each hour after 40 hours, she gets paid 60% higher than her hourly wage. This past week, she earned a total of $644.80 for working 46 hours. What is violas regulat hourly wage?
+36916 Let 'x' be her usual hourly wage
then 1.6 x is her ovetime wage
she worked 6 hours overtime (6 hours past 40 hours)
40 x + 1.6x ( 6) = 644.80 Solve for 'x' her regular wage....
