Suppose that Bob is paid two times his normal hourly rate for each hour worked in excess of 40 hours in a week. Last week

he earned $420 for 50 hours of work. What is his hourly wage?

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Bitsy

Mathematics

4 April, 08:34

Suppose that Bob is paid two times his normal hourly rate for each hour worked in excess of 40 hours in a week. Last week

he earned $420 for 50 hours of work. What is his hourly wage?

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Timothy Ayala · Answer 1

The answer is 7

because 40 times 7 is 280 then we double 7 to 14 because remember it says he paid 2 times his hourly rate after 40 hours so then we multipy 14 times 10 and it will give you 140 so then u add them to get his total of $420

Suppose that Bob is paid two times his normal hourly rate for each hour worked in excess of 40 hours in a week. Last weekhe earned $420 for 50 hours of work. What is his hourly wage?

Suppose that Bob is paid two times his normal hourly rate for each hour worked in excess of 40 hours in a week. Last week

he earned $420 for 50 hours of work. What is his hourly wage?