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A service attendant is paid time and a 1/2 for working over 40 hours per week last week. The attendant work 47 hours and earned $782.75 find the attendants regular hourly wage

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  1. 30 May, 19:54
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    Write and solve an equation:

    Total earnings = $782.75 = s (40 hrs) + 1.5*s * (7 hrs)

    Then 782.75 = 40s + 10.5s = 50.5s

    Dividing both sides by 50.5: s = 15.5. The attendant's regular hourly wage was $15.50.
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