"A woman earns 10.00 per hour at her job, but if she works more than 20 hours in a week she is paid 1.5 times her regular salary for the overtime hours worked. One week her gross pay was 275. How many overtime hours did she work that week?

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"A woman earns 10.00 per hour at her job, but if she works more than 20 hours in a week she is paid 1.5 times her regular salary for the overtime hours worked. One week her gross pay was  275. How many overtime hours did she work that week?

Express your answer in hours to 2 significant figures."

I'm not sure how to start the problem. I tried something like:

10(h) + ??? = 275 hours but that doesn't seem like the right equation.

Reiny · Accepted Answer

let the number of overtime hours be x 275 = 10(20) + 15x solve for x I got x = 5 check 20 hours at $10 = 200 5 hours at $15 = 75 total = 275 , yeahhh

Kai · Answer

Where did you get the 15x from?

Reiny · Answer

what is 1.5 of $10 ? 20 hours at $10 = 20(10) = 200 x hours at $15 = x(15) = 15x

Kai · Answer

Oh I see. Thank you!

Anonymous · Answer

THIS DOESN'T HELP AT ALL!!!!

never mind · Answer

can you explain it again in proper way