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Angelo is paid double time for each hour he works over 40 hours in a week. Last week he worked 44 hours and earned $528. What is his normal hourly rate?
dollars per hour

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catherinetaniatan

Answer:

$11/hour

Step-by-step explanation:

He gets paid double for each hour he works over 40 hours/week.

Last week he worked 44 hours (40 regular hours + 4 overtime hours).

Let x be the wages/hour.

$528 = 40x + (4x2)x

$528 = 40x + 8x

$528 = 48x

x = $528 : 48 = $11/hour