Question

A grocery store employee earns $15 an hour. He earns $20 an hour for each hour over 40 that he works in the week. How many hours would he need to work to make $700 for the week?

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47 hours

85 hours

35 hours

45 hours
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Answer 1

He makes $15×40 = $600 for the first 40 hours. He needs $700 − $600 = $100 more, which at $20/hour requires $100 ÷ $20 = 5 overtime hours.
So total = 40 + 5 = 45 hours.