Al has secured an internship at a bank. He receives double pay for every hour he works over and above 38 hours per week. Last week, he worked 48 hours and earned £812.

Question

Formulate a linear equation for this scenario in terms of x, for Al's regular hourly wage.

Answer 1

regular hourly wage ---- x
overtime rate ------ 2x
so :
38x + 10(2x) = 812

solve for x to find his regular hourly wage

Answer 2

Thank you, confirmed as same working out and solution as my own after consideration. Thanks for clear working